Abstract
Cellulosic pyrolysate containing levoglucosan was chemically hydrolyzed and a maximum glucose yield of 17.35% was obtained by the hydrolysis with 0.2 mol/l H 2SO 4 at 121°C for 20 min . The total initial glucose was maintained at 41.9 g/l by diluting the hydrolysate. Ten detoxification methods were employed including either single addition of solid Ca(OH) 2 (to pH 6.0 or 10.4) or its combinations with absorbents. The neutralization+diatomite shaking method gave the hydrolysate which was most completely fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Pichia sp. YZ-1. The maximal ethanol yield of 0.45 g/g glucose was obtained by S. cerevisiae.
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