Mechanism and kinetic model of microalgal enzymatic hydrolysis for prospective bioethanol conversion

• Main Authors: Padil, Padil, Meilana Dharma Putra, Meilana Dharma Putra, Muslikhin Hidayat, Muslikhin Hidayat, Rina Sri Kasiamdari, Rina Sri Kasiamdari, Anisa Mutamima, Anisa Mutamima, Iwamoto, Koji, Muhammad Arif Darmawan, Muhammad Arif Darmawan, Misri Gozan, Misri Gozan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2023
• Subjects: Q Science (General); TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/106711/1/KojiIwamoto2023_MechanismandKineticModelofMicroalgalEnzymatic.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/106711/; http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/d3ra01556d

Tetraselmis chuii is a potential microalgae that is in consideration for producing bioethanol owing to its large content of carbohydrates. The glucose production from T. chuii through an enzymatic process with cellulase and xylanase (pretreatment process) and α-amylase and glucoamylase (saccharification process) was studied. The mechanism of the enzymatic process was developed and the kinetic models were then evaluated. For the pretreatment process, enzymes with 30% concentration reacted at 30 °C for 40 min resulted in 35.9% glucose yield. For the saccharification process, the highest glucose yield of 90.03% was obtained using simultaneous α-amylase (0.0006%) and glucoamylase (0.01%) enzymes at 55 °C and for 40 min. The kinetic models fitted well with the experimental data. The model also revealed that the saccharification process performed better than the pretreatment process with a higher kinetic constant and lower activation energy. The proposed kinetic model plays an important role in implementing processes at a larger scale.