Abstract

The main purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential of producing bioethanol from yellow poplar ($Liriodendron$ $tulipifera$) wood chips by oxalic acid pretreatment and to examine the pretreatment conditions by response surface methodology (RSM). Based on $2^3$ factorial design, adjusted variables were reaction temperature ($^{\circ}C$), residence time (min), and acid loading (g/g), and a series of distinct 15 experimental conditions was organized with duplication at central point (total 16 performances). After pretreatment, simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) was subjected on solid fraction with yeast strain $Pichia$ $stipitis$. Maximum ethanol yields of the most samples were measured at 72 hours and applied to RSM as a dependent variable. 9.7 g/${\ell}$ of ethanol was produced from the solid pretreated at $180^{\circ}C$ for 40 min with 0.013 g/g of oxalic acid loading. According to the response surface methodology, it was determined that the temperature is the most governing factor via statistic analysis.

이 연구에서는 백합나무($Liriodendron$ $tulipifera$)를 옥살산으로 전처리한 시료로부터 에탄올 생산 가능성을 조사하고, response surface methodology (RSM)를 도입하여 전처리 조건을 분석하고자 한다. 산농도, 전처리 시간, 반응 온도를 조절하여 $2^3$ factorial central composite experimental design을 바탕으로 각기 다른 15가지의 전처리 조건에서 시험하였다(central point에서 2반복). 전처리 후 고체 시료는 발효 균주인 $Pichia$ $stipitis$를 사용하여 동시당화발효로 에탄올 생산에 이용되었으며, 각각의 시료에서의 72시간에서의 에탄올 생산량(y,g/${\ell}$)이 최대값으로, 종속변수로써 RSM에 적용되었다. $180^{\circ}C$에서 40분간 0.013 g/g의 옥살산으로 처리한 시료가 가장 많은 양의 에탄올(9.7 g/${\ell}$)을 생산하였으며, response surface methodology 분석에 따르면, 전처리 조건에서 온도 인자가 ethanol에 가장 큰 영향을 미치는 것으로 제시되었으며, 결과는 수식화되어 나타내었다.

Keywords

• yellow poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera);
• oxalic acid pretreatment;
• simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF);
• bioethanol;
• response surface methodology