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Table 1 Xylitol and ethanol combined production by Candida tropicalis W103 using pretreated corncob at different substrate loadings

From: Aerobic and sequential anaerobic fermentation to produce xylitol and ethanol using non-detoxified acid pretreated corncob

Liquid/solid

The composition before fermentation

The composition after fermentation

Xylitol production

Ethanol production

 

Glu (g l-1)

Xyl (g l-1)

Fur (g l-1)

5-HMF (g l-1)

Ace (g l-1)

Glu (g l-1)

Xyl (g l-1)

Fur (g l-1)

5-HMF (g l-1)

Ace (g l-1)

Concentration (g l-1)

Yield (g g-1xylose)

Concentration (g l-1)

Yield (g g-1glucose)

8

5.43

33.31

0.18

0.29

1.71

0

3.4

0

0

0

14.7

0.44

19.7

0.42

7

6.20

38.06

0.21

0.34

1.95

0

3.1

0

0

0

16.4

0.43

20.7

0.42

6

7.24

44.41

0.24

0.39

2.28

0

2.8

0

0

0.12

16.0

0.36

23.2

0.43

5

8.69

53.29

0.29

0.47

2.74

0

3

0

0

0.29

17.1

0.32

25.3

0.42

4

10.86

66.61

0.36

0.59

3.42

61.2

66.6

0.59

0.41

2.70

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-

-

-

  1. The values are the means of three independent samples.
  2. Glu: glucose, Xyl: xylose, Fur: furfural, Ace: acetate.