• Journal of Korean Society of Forest Science
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• v.49 no.1
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• pp.1-5
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• 1980

In this study, enzymatic saccharification of substrates from Alnus hirsuta Ruper (8-14 years). Quercus acutissima Carruthers, Betula platyphylla var. japonica Nera, Populus euramericana Guiner and Platanus orientalis L. were investigated using crude cellulase preparations of Trichoderma viride Pers. ex. Fr. SANK 16374, and conduced on the optimum treated conditions of the cellulase sacchrification and reactivation of residue of digested substrates. The Trichoderma viride cellulase was produced by the submerged culture process and produced in the culture fluid was salted out quantitatively by the use of ammonium sulfate. The method of dilignification from wood (5 species) was treated by the peracetic acid(PA) method. The reducing sugar was determined by the dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) method. 1. The results of tests carried out for 96 hr. (Figure 1), show conclusively the initial substrates from 5 species ($S_3$) which has been rendered highly reactive form and the mean rate of reducing sugar was 28.3 %. 2. The results of tests carried out for 96 hr., the reactivation of residue of digested substrates (improvement in the quality of the substrate through preheating in air at $190^{\circ}C$. for 45 min. followed by milling was (60 mesh size) at the same substrate level, increased concentrations of cellulase at the same substrate level, and increased concentrations of cellulase increases the rate of hydrolysis considerably. 3. Figure 1. shows conclusively that the residue of digested substrates ($S_1$ dried at $60^{\circ}C$) which has been rendered extremly resistant to cellulase action can be reactivated into a highly reactive form ($S_2$), almost comparable to that of the initial substrates ($S_3$). And the reducing sugar formation did not show statistically significent differences at 5% levels by initial substrates and the residue of digested substrates (preheating in air at $190^{\circ}C$. for 45 min. fallowed by milling was (60 mesh size).

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.89-95
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• 2009

Because of high contents of cellulose (~37 wt%) and hemicellulose (~17%), rice straw seems to be a potential lignocellulosic biomass for production of bioethanol. In this study, Ammonia Recycled Percolation (ARP) pretreatment of rice straw was extensively investigated. In particular, the experimental study included the effects of temperature, reaction time and concentration of ammonia on compositions and enzymatic digestibility of the resulting solid residues; the ranges of pretreatment conditions were, in turn, $150{\sim}190^{\circ}C$, 10~90 min and 0~20 wt%. Through ARP pretreatment, the lignin content was reduced by as high as ~84% while 20~80% of the hemicellulose was also solubilized. The solid residue resulted from the pretreatment with 15 wt% aqueous ammonia solution at $170^{\circ}C$ for 90 mim showed as high as ~90% of digestibility with 15FPU/g of glucan enzyme loading. Supplement of xylanese to cellulase led to a notable enhancement of digestibility, indicating a discernable inhibitory role of hemicellulose. Simultaneous Saccharification and Fermentation (SSF) and Simultaneous Saccharification and Co-Fermentation (SSCF) were performed to obtain ethanol productions of 13.8 g/L (corresponding to 81% yield) and 15 g/L (corresponding to 89% yield), respectively.

• Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology
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• v.45 no.3
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• pp.333-338
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• 2013

Enzymatic activity in germinated cereal grains is important for the saccharification of starch materials. This study was conducted to investigate the amylolytic activities of germinating brown rice and black rice that have different amylose contents. Brown rice and black rice were steeped at room temperature for 24 h and germinated at 20 and $30^{\circ}C$ for 1, 2, and 3 days. ${\alpha}$- and ${\beta}$-Amylase activities in normal brown rice increased very slightly during the 3-day germination period, but the enzymatic activities were slightly higher in low-amylose (waxy type) brown rice. Diastatic power (DP), a measure of starch-saccharifying enzyme, was higher in the germinating brown rice with low amylose than in those with normal amylose content. ${\alpha}$- and ${\beta}$-Amylase activities in black rice increased gradually during germination, and DP of low-amylose black rice appeared to be higher than that of normal brown rice. Amylase activities in brown rice and black rice germinated at $30^{\circ}C$ were higher than those germinated at $20^{\circ}C$. Compared to brown rice, the overall amylolytic activity of germinated black rice was observed to be higher than that of brown rice.

• Korean Journal of Agricultural Science
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• v.24 no.2
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• pp.275-282
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• 1997

The prcx.iuction of extracellular 1,4-${\beta}$-glucanase by Cellulomonas sp. CS1-1 on microcrystalline cellulose, sigmacell was maximal after 5-day cultivation as 280 units/mL, which was three times higher than the level produced on carboxymethyl cellulose. A carboxymethyl cellulase containing the carbohydrate of 8.2% was purified from the culture filtrate by successive procedures of column chromatographies. Purification factor was calculated as 22-folds with the specific carboxymethyl cellulase activity of 31.9 units/mg. The molecular weight and isoelectric point of the purified enzyme were 54,000 and pI 5.4, respectively. The optimal pH and temperature were 6.0 and $45^{\circ}C$, and the enzyme was stable between pH 6.5 and 7.5 and below $50^{\circ}C$. The estimated Km and Vmax were 10 mg/mL and $6.25{\mu}mol/min$ for carboxymethyl cellulose and 30.3 mg/mL and $2.85{\mu}mol/min$ for sigmacell, respectively. The enzyme was partially inhibited by $Ag^+$, $Zn^{+{+}}$, $Fe^{+{+}}$ and EDTA, while completely inhibited by $Cd^{+{+}}$ and $Hg^{+{+}}$ at 1 mM concentration.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• v.54 no.3
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• pp.431-435
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• 2016

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of gamma irradiation on the pretreatment of wood chips with NaOH solution. The degree of saccharification was quantified by measuring reducing sugar and glucose concentrations after enzymatic hydrolysis. After pretreatment with 10 g/L NaOH, the wood chips were irradiated at the doses of 0, 50, 100, and 200 kGy, respectively. Among the irradiated samples, wood chips irradiated at the dose of 200 kGy had the highest reducing sugar concentration of 12.2 g/L. Also, to define the effect of irradiation before pretreatment, the wood chips were first gamma-irradiated and then pretreated with NaOH. When the NaOH treatment was conducted after irradiation at 200 kGy, the reducing sugar content was further increased to 13.4 g/L and glucose content of the wood chip was as high as 7.9 g/L. These results suggest that gamma irradiation may be the promising method for pretreatment of cellulose biomass.

• Journal of Energy Engineering
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• v.23 no.3
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• pp.241-246
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• 2014

This study is to compare characteristics of saccharification reactions applying to enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated fallen leaves for bio-ethanol production. It experimented pretreatment of acid, alkaline in the chemical. This experiment includes preteatment of acid and alkaline in chemical, soaking, shaking and autoclaving method, which were applied to biomass. In result, the glucose production from alkaline-NaOH method was 263 mg glucose/ g biomass comparing with them of acid-HCl method. Thus, alkaline-NaOH method is superior than the acid-HCl method for chemical preteatment of fallen leaves. Also, when various chemical treatments were compared, they were all. Based on the results of this study, we found that leaves, one of biomass, are possible in pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis process, and they are likely to affect bio-ethanol production in the future.

• Journal of the Korean Society of Food Science and Nutrition
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• v.31 no.3
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• pp.405-410
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• 2002

The optimum conditions of the alcohol fermentation with raw tapioca by simultaneous saccharification and alcohol fermentation (SSAF) were studied using raw starch enzyme. The optimum conditions for maximum alcohol production were 0.5% (w/w) of enzyme content, 250% (v/w) of added water content and 96 hr of fermentation time. The alcohol and reducing sugar contents were 11.7% and 306 mg% after 96 hr fermentation, respectively. During the fermentation pH decreased from 6.2 to 4.2 and total acidity increased from 0.11 to 0.43. Alcohol components were detected such as ethanol, methanol, iso-propanol, n-propylalcohol and iso-butylalcohol, besides acetaldehyde. We could construct raw starch fermentation conditions which was 250% (v/w) of added water content and 0.5% (w/w) of enzyme content. However, yield of raw starch alcohol fermentation was lower than that of steaming alcohol fermentation.

• Journal of Korea Technical Association of The Pulp and Paper Industry
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• v.42 no.1
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• pp.35-40
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• 2010

Corn stover, hemp woody core and tobacco stalk were treated by dilute ammonium hydroxide soaking for improving the enzymatic saccharification of cellulose and xylan to monosaccharides by commercial cellulase mixtures. As more lignin removal by dilute ammonium hydroxide impregnation led to more enzymatic saccaharification of cellulose and xylan to monosaccharides (corn stover vs tobacco stalk). There was no relationship between xylan removal by dilute ammonium hydroxide impregnation and enzymatic saccharification of polysaccharides in pretreated samples. Except corn stover, lower temperature and longer treatment ($50^{\circ}C$-6 day) was less lignin removal than higher temperature and shorter treatment ($90^{\circ}C$ 16 h). Corn stover showed the highest enzymatic saccharification of cellulose and xylan but tobacco stalk showed the lowest.

• Microbiology and Biotechnology Letters
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.85-90
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• 1992

Rice bran was employed as a main medium component for ethanol fermentation by Saccharomyces species. Among the several strains of .Saccharomyces yeasts. S. cerevisiae IF0 2346 was selected as the hest strain in view of the interest in the production of ethanol and amino acids. It was found that S. cerevisiae IF0 2346 showed $3\times 10^8$cells/d and 4.7% (v/v) ethanol production after 72 hr cultivation. Although total amount of free amino acids was decreased from 1.099 mg/l to 829 mg/l during the fermentation, glutamic acid. histidine, and isoleucine were increased considerably. With the supplement of 5% glucose to the ferrnentation medium, both ethanol and amino acid production were increased up to 134% and 264%, respectively. compared to the control case. Glutamic. acid, leucine, alanine. phenylalanint:, and valine were the major amino acids in the fermentation broth.

• KSBB Journal
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• v.24 no.5
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• pp.415-419
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• 2009

In this study, the detoxification methods were evaluated for the removal of fermentation inhibitors from synthetic solution containing the composition similar to the lignocellulosic hydrolysate. The enzyme peroxidase and laccase were used as a biological treatment method. The physico-chemical methods such as adsorption and ion exchange were applied by using activated charcoal and ion exchange resins. The enzyme peroxidase showed a excellent removal of phenolic compounds. The 5-HMF and furfural were completely removed by activated charcoal. The anion exchange resin showed a good result for detoxification of acetic acid. The activated charcoal and ion exchange resins lead to a loss of sugars more or less. The choice of detoxification method must be made after considering the composition and inhibitors in hydrolysates.