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Evaluation of Enzymatic Hydrolysis of CELSS Wheat Residue Cellulose at a Scale Environment to NASA's KSC Breadboard ProjectBiomass processing at the Kennedy Space Center CELSS breadboard project has focused on the evaluation of breadboard-scale enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat residue cellulose (25%, w/w). Five replicate runs of cellulase production by Trichoderma reesei (QM9414) and enzymatic hydrolysis of residue cellulose were completed. Enzymes were produced in 1 0 days (5 L, 25 g (dry weight) residue). Cellulose hydrolysis (12 L, 50 g (dry weight) residue) using these enzymes produced 5.5 to 6.0 g glucose liter(exp -1) in 7 days. Cellulose conversion efficiency was 29%. These processes are feasible technically on a breadboard scale, but would only increase the edible wheat yield 10%.
Document ID
19970016409
Acquisition Source
Kennedy Space Center
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Strayer, Richard F.
(Bionetics Corp. Cocoa Beach, FL United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
July 12, 1993
Publication Information
Publisher: Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
ISSN: 0148-7191
Subject Category
Life Sciences (General)
Report/Patent Number
NAS 1.15:112349
SAE -TP-932253
NASA-TM-112349
Meeting Information
Meeting: Environmental Systems
Location: Colorado Springs, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: July 12, 1993
End Date: July 15, 1993
Accession Number
97N71502
Distribution Limits
Public
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