Saccharification and fermentation of finger millet straw using recombinant hydrolytic enzymes and fermentative microbe for bioethanol production

Abstract

Three lignocellulosic biomasses Sorghum Finger millet and Pearl millet straw were screened for their potential as a feedstock for bioethanol production Finger millet straw FMS containing the highest holocellulose 69 wt cellulose 36 wt and hemicellulose 33 5 wt contents among the three candidates was selected as the best feedstock ADL 5 wt contents were similar in all the three feedstocks Among 12 pretreatment methods 1 w v NaOH combined with oven heating was the best pret...