Thermochemical hydrolysis of macroalgae Ulva for biorefinery: Taguchi robust design method.

ABSTRACT: Understanding the impact of all process parameters on the efficiency of biomass hydrolysis and on the final yield of products is critical to biorefinery design. Using Taguchi orthogonal arrays experimental design and Partial Least Square Regression, we investigated the impact of change and the comparative significance of thermochemical process temperature, treatment time, %Acid and %Solid load on carbohydrates release from green macroalgae from Ulva genus, a promising biorefinery feedstock. The average density of hydrolysate was determined using a new microelectromechanical optical resonator mass sensor. In addition, using Flux Balance Analysis techniques, we compared the potential fermentation yields of these hydrolysate products using metabolic models of Escherichia coli, Saccharomyces c

SUBMITTER: Jiang R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4904202 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature