Apparatus and process for fermentation of biomass hydrolysate

摘要

A process for converting biomass hydrolysate into biofuel, the process comprising the steps of: obtaining a biomass hydrolysate solution comprising monosaccharides; immobilizing Pachysolen tannophilus; contacting the solution with the immobilized Pachysolen tannophilus; and recovering a fermented biofuel.

主权项

1. A process for converting biomass hydrolysate into biofuel, the process comprising the steps of:
a. contacting a biomass hydrolysate solution comprising monosaccharides with an immobilized fermentative microbe strain immobilized in calcium alginate for a sufficient reaction time to convert monosaccharides in the biomass hydrolysate to biofuel; b. recovering biofuel from the fermented hydrolysate; c. recovering the calcium alginate; d. regenerating sodium alginate from the calcium alginate to obtain recycled sodium alginate; and e. immobilizing additional fermentative microbes using the recycled sodium alginate.