Brazil is a major producer of agro-industrial residues, such as sugarcane bagasse, which could be used as raw material for microbial production of cellulases as an important strategy for the development of sustainable processes of second generation ethanol production. For this purpose, this work aimed at screening for glycosyl hydrolase activities of fungal strains isolated from the Brazilian C...

Abstract Background Sugarcane bagasse (SCB) is an abundant feedstock for second-generation bioethanol production. This complex biomass requires array of carbohydrate active enzymes (CAZymes), mostly from filamentous fungi, its deconstruction to monomeric sugars the production value-added fuels and chemicals. In this study, we evaluated repertoire proteins in secretome a catabolite repressor-def...

The optimization of an alkaline pretreatment process for the delignification of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) to enhance the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis was performed according to the Doehlert uniform shell design. In this experimental design, the effect of two factors—potassium hydroxide (KOH) concentration and autoclaving time at 121 C (1 atm)—on cellulose, hemicellulose, or the total polysacch...

In jaggery making furnaces, sugarcane bagasse is used as fuel. Moisture content of bagasse affects its calorific value. So burning of bagasse at suitable level of moisture is essential from the viewpoint of furnace performance. Moisture content can also be used for indirect calculation of fibre content in sugarcane. Normally gravimetric method is used for moisture content determination, which i...

Glucose production from sugarcane bagasse was investigated. Sugarcane bagasse was pretreated by four different methods: combined acid and alkaline, combined hydrothermal and alkaline, alkaline, and peroxide pretreatment. The raw material and the solid fraction of the pretreated bagasse were characterized according to the composition, SEM, X-ray and FTIR analysis. Glucose production after enzyma...

Sugarcane processing generates a large volume of bagasse. Disposal of bagasse is critical for both agricultural profitability and environmental protection. Sugarcane bagasse is a renewable resource that can be used to produce ethanol and many other value-added products. In this study, we demonstrate that cane processed bagasse could be used to produce fuel grade ethanol without saccharification...

Ethanol Production from Sugarcane Bagasse Pretreated by Steam Explosion 25 ABSTRACT Bioethanol is an alternative renewable fuel that can be produced from cellulosic biomass through hydrolysis and fermentation based processes. Sugarcane bagasse constitutes a potential lignocellulosic substrate for bioethanol production, since it has high sugar content and is a renewable, cheap and readily availa...

Accumulation of sawdust and sugarcane bagasse can cause serious problems for the environment. In this study, we examined the growth and reproductive performance of Eisenia foetida in cow manure, cow manure + sugarcane bagasse (4:1, V/V) and cow manure + sawdust (4:1, V/V) waste and its effects on CO2 evolution. The results showed that the weight gain for E. foetida (live weight) per gram of dry...

Sugarcane bagasse is an inexpensive and eco-friendly natural biosorbent for the removal of various organic pollutants. The adsorption Remazol Brilliant Violet-5R (RBV-5R) dye on sugarcane (SCB) was studied. Biosorbent characterized using EDX FTIR. effect experimental parameters, such as pH, dosage, initial concentration, contact time, with shaking without shaking, temperature, optimized. At pH ...

In this work, the techno-economic and exergy analyses of two gasification technologies with integration into heat power combined cycles are presented: i). Circulating fluidized bed (CFB) ii). Dual (DFB) systems. As feedstock, lignocellulosic biomass (sugarcane bagasse, SCB) was considered . The process fluidized-bed systems (circulating dual bed) syngas conversion were performed using Aspen Plu...