Application of Ionic Liquids in the Utilization of the Agricultural Wastes: Towards the One-step Pre-treatment And Cellulose Hydrolysis

Authors

  • Gábor Megyeri
  • Nándor Nemestóthy
  • Milan Polakovic
  • Katalin Bélafi-Bakó
  • László Gubicza

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/hjic-2015-0014

Keywords:

ionic liquid, enzyme, hydrolysis, glucose, agricultural waste, lignocellulose

Abstract

Cheap, renewable lignocellulosic materials are relevant to the future of biofuel production. Wood and agricultural wastes (e.g. straw, corn stover) provide a raw material source that cannot be used for human consumption, thus biofuels from such sources do not threaten the food supply. The aim of the work was to carry out the pre-treatment and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic material in the same ionic liquid solvent (1-n-butyl-3- methyl-imidazolium-chloride, [Bmim]Cl), using ground wheat straw and a mixture of corn (Zea mays) leaf and stover, as substrates. Our measurements show that it is possible to achieve an acceptable glucose content from the cellulose by applying Cellic® CTec2 and Cellic® HTec2 enzyme complexes.

Author Biographies

  • Gábor Megyeri
    Membrane Technology and Energetics, Research Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., Veszprém, 8200, HUNGARY
  • Nándor Nemestóthy
    Membrane Technology and Energetics, Research Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., Veszprém, 8200, HUNGARY
  • Milan Polakovic
    Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Institute of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Chemical and Food Technology, Slovak University of Technology, Radlinského 9., Bratislava, 81237, SLOVAKIA
  • Katalin Bélafi-Bakó
    Membrane Technology and Energetics, Research Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., Veszprém, 8200, HUNGARY
  • László Gubicza
    Membrane Technology and Energetics, Research Institute of Bioengineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Pannonia, Egyetem u. 10., Veszprém, 8200, HUNGARY

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Published

2015-08-20

Issue

Vol 43, No 2 (2015): Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Application of Ionic Liquids in the Utilization of the Agricultural Wastes: Towards the One-step Pre-treatment And Cellulose Hydrolysis. (2015). Hungarian Journal of Industry and Chemistry, 43(2), 85-89. https://doi.org/10.1515/hjic-2015-0014