In this study, an ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX)-assisted deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment method was developed for the rapid separation of wheat straw fractions, which reduced the pretreatment time for DES and improved the pretreatment efficiency. This study describes the feasibility of the AFEX-assisted DES pretreatment in terms of both progressive and parallel relationships and analyzes the subsequent enzymatic effect in generating glucose from cellulose. Ammonia fiber expansion-assisted DES one-pot pretreatment at 120 °C, for 1.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn appropriate pretreatment process is an important part of the preparation of biomass energy from agricultural and forestry waste. Compared to physical and chemical pretreatments alone, the combined ammoniated fiber explosion (AFEX) + hydrogen peroxide (HO) pretreatment process can significantly improve the lignin degradation rate and saccharification efficiency, thus improving the hydrogen production capacity during medium-temperature dark fermentation. This study showed that the combined pretreatment increased the saccharification efficiency of herbaceous, hardwood, and softwood biomass by 58.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe most essential issue facing the world today is the provision of energy and sustainable consumption of natural resources. Pretreatment is an essential step to produce biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass. In this study, ammonia fiber explosion (AFEX) combined with NaOH (A-NaOH) pretreatment effects on the characteristics of (herbaceous), oak (hardwood), and camphor wood (softwood) were assessed using enzymatic efficiency analysis, thereby identifying the composition properties of subsequent bio-H production.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn order to improve the degradation efficiency of lignocellulose while increasing the yield of mushrooms, white rot fungi treatment (, and ) combined with ammonia fiber expansion was proposed as a method for treating lignocellulose (, salix chips, and pine chips) for mushroom cultivation. Compared with treatment using either ammonia fiber expansion or white rot fungus, the combined treatment significantly improved lignocellulose degradation rate by 10-20% and reduced the time required significantly. Among them, was the most effective bacterium for the combined treatment of lignocellulose.
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