Enhancing Bioethanol Production from <em>Azolla filiculoides</em> through Optimization of Pretreatment and Culture Conditions with <em>Saccharomyces cerevisiae</em>

Author:

Christy E. J. S. B. A.ORCID,Wickramasinghe I.ORCID,Kapilan R.ORCID,Wijesekara I.ORCID

Abstract

Purpose: Increasing human population and extreme consumption of fossil fuels create a potential to generate alternative energy sources. Bioethanol is a renewable energy resource for fossil fuels and it can be produced from low-cost raw material. This study was aimed to convert the low-value freshwater flora into high-value bioethanol using Saccharomyces cerevisiae and to optimize the conditions for yield enhancement with the Azolla filiculoides substrate.Research Method: The freshwater flora was collected, cleaned, dried and then pre-treated with 1 M H2SO4 solution at 121 0C for 15 min. The flora with significantly higher yields of reducing sugar and alcohol was chosen for further research. Three pre-treatment techniques, including acid (1 M H2SO4), enzymatic (1% α-amylase), and a combination of both (1 M H2SO4 and 1% α-amylase) were applied to the selected substrate. The technique that resulted in a significantly higher reducing sugar and alcohol yield was chosen.Findings: The study revealed that Azolla filiculoides substrate produced significantly higher alcohol yield with Saccharomyces cerevisiae using combination of chemical and enzymatic pre-treatment technique. When fermentation was done at varying H2SO4 concentration (0.50-1.75 M), fermentation time (12-60 h), temperature (20-450C), rotation speed (50- 250 rpm) and inoculum concentration (25-150 g/L), and significantly higher alcohol yield (19 times than the non-optimized) was obtained after 36 h, at 40 0C and 0.75 M H2SO4 concentration with an inoculum concentration of 75 g/L at 200 rpm.Originality/ Value: The study concluded that Azolla filiculoides can be used as an efficient raw material for alcohol production.

Publisher

Sri Lanka Journals Online

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