Enhanced Non-Conventional Yeast Pichia kudriavzevii SVMS2019 Fermentation Efficiencies with Hexose, Pentose and Classic Pretreated Wheatstraw Biomass
摘要
The study aims to evaluate the fermentation capabilities of Pichia kudriavzevii SVMS2019 using glucose, xylose, and their mixtures, as well as alkali-pretreated wheat straw biomass.
MethodsThe fermentation optimization involved varying pH (2.0–7.0), incubation time (24–72 h), temperature (30, 37, and 42 ℃), cell concentration (1–15%), pre-inoculum time (6–48 h), and sugar mixture ratios (glucose: xylose from 0:10 to 10:0) using glucose, xylose, and glucose–xylose mixtures. Followed by 2% NaOH-pretreated wheat straw under separate hydrolysis and fermentation (SHF) method, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) method was conducted.
ResultsOptimal conditions for glucose: pH 5.0, 42 ℃, 72 h incubation, 2% cell concentration, and 18 h pre-inoculum. For xylose, the ideal conditions were pH 5.0, 30 ℃, 72 h incubation, 5% cell concentration, and 18 h pre-inoculum. Co-fermentation shared these conditions: pH 5.0, 42 ℃, 72 h incubation, 5% cell concentration, and 18 h pre-inoculum. High ethanol yields were observed with high proportion of xylose (1:9 and 2:8–glucose: xylose) in mixed sugar ratios. The enzyme cocktail achieved 94.3% efficiency, yielding 24.16 g/L ethanol at 42 ℃ under SHF. Meanwhile, under SSF with P. kudriavzevii SVMS2019, the enzyme cocktail produced 22.44 g/L ethanol at 42 ℃ with 95.63% efficiency.
ConclusionThis study contributes developing an industrial strain for lignocellulosic-based biorefinery processes, addressing energy needs.
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