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Quantifying Actual and Theoretical Ethanol Yields for Switchgrass Strains Using NIRS Analyses

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Author	Vogel, Kenneth P. Dien, Bruce S. Jung, Hans G. Casler, Michael D. Masterson, Steven D. Mitchell, Robert B.
Copyright Year	2010
Abstract	Quantifying actual and theoretical ethanol yields from biomass conversion processes such as simultanteous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) requires expensive, complex fermentation assays, and extensive compositional analyses of the biomass sample. Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) is a non-destructive technology that can be used to obtain rapid, low-cost, high-throughput, and accurate estimates of agricultural product composition. In this study, broad-based NIRS calibrations were developed for switchgrass biomass that can be used to estimate over 20 components including cell wall and soluble sugars and also ethanol production and pentose sugars released as measured using a laboratory SSF procedure. With this information, an additional 13 complex feedstock traits can be determined including theoretical and actual ethanol yields from hexose fermentation. The NIRS calibrations were used to estimate feedstock composition and conversion information for biomass samples from a multi-year switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) biomass cultivar evaluation trial. There were significant differences among switchgrass strains for all biomass conversion and composition traits including actual ethanol yields, ETOHL (L Mg$^{−1}$) and theoretical ethanol yields, ETOHTL (L Mg$^{−1}$), based on cell wall and non-cell wall composition NIRS analyses. ETOHL means ranged from 98 to 115 L Mg$^{−1}$ while ETOHTL means ranged from 203 to 222 L Mg$^{−1}$. Because of differences in both biomass yields and conversion efficiency, there were significant differences among strains for both actual (2,534–3,720 L ha$^{−1}$) and theoretical (4,878–7,888 L ha$^{−1}$) ethanol production per hectare. It should be feasible to improve ethanol yields per hectare by improving both biomass yield and conversion efficiency by using NIRS analyses to quantify differences among cultivars and management practices.
Starting Page	96
Ending Page	110
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	19391234
Journal	BioEnergy Research
Volume Number	4
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	19391242
Language	English
Publisher	Springer-Verlag
Publisher Date	2010-08-21
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Switchgrass Biomass Ethanol NIRS Quality Wood Science & Technology Plant Sciences Plant Breeding/Biotechnology Plant Genetics & Genomics Plant Ecology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment Agronomy and Crop Science

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