Table 2

Ethanol fermentation of hydrolyzates (at 6% w/w glucan loading) of AFEX-pretreated whole plants using recombinant S. cerevisiae 424A.

Sample

Glucose, g/L

Xylose, g/L

Ethanol, g/L

Metabolic yield, %

Productivity, g/L/h

0 h

72 h

0 h

72 h

0X-CS

54.4

0

7.5

2.1

28.4

93.2

0.39

WCP

59.3

0

7.8

1.6

29.8

89.2

0.41

CS, corn silage; WCP, whole corn plant.

X = the manufacturer recommended loading rate of 0.0015 g/g

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