Mechanical Activation of the Process of Enzymatic Saccharification of the Carbohydrates of Rice Husk
E. G. SHAPOLOVA1,2, A. L. BYCHKOV1,2 and O. I. LOMOVSKY1
1 Institute of Solid State Chemistry and Mechanochemistry, Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Ul. Kutateladze 18, Novosibirsk 630128 (Russia),
E-mail: shapolova@solid.nsc.ru
2 Novosibirsk State University, Research and Education Centre for Molecular Design and Ecologically Safe Technologies, Ul. Pirogova 2, Novosibirsk 630090 (Russia)
Keywords: mechanoenzymatic hydrolysis, rice husk, biofuel, carbohydrates
Pages: 587–591
Abstract
Effect of the mechanical activation of rice husk on the progress of subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis was studied. It was established that mechanical treatment promotes an increase in specific surface area, destruction of the silica shell coating lignocellulose, and substantial amorphization of the crystal regions of cellulose. As a result, the degree of conversion of polymer carbohydrates into soluble saccharides increases practically by a factor of 13. So, mechanoenzymatic treatment of rice husk allows one to obtain carbohydrate-containing intermediate product that may be used for further microbiological processing.
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