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Strategies for the production of high concentrations of bioethanol from seaweeds

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Yanagisawa, Mitsunori, Kawai, Shigeyuki, Murata, Kousaku·2013·Bioengineered

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Bioethanol has attracted attention as an alternative to petroleum-derived fuel. Seaweeds have been proposed as some of the most promising raw materials for bioethanol production because they have several advantages over lignocellulosic biomass. However, because seaweeds contain low contents of glucans, i.e., polysaccharides composed of glucose, the conversion of only the glucans from seaweed is not sufficient to produce high concentrations of ethanol. Therefore, it is also necessary to produce ethanol from other specific carbohydrate components of seaweeds, including sulfated polysaccharides, mannitol, alginate, agar and carrageenan. This review summarizes the current state of research on the production of ethanol from seaweed carbohydrates for which the conversion of carbohydrates to sugars is a key step and makes comparisons with the production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass. This review provides valuable information necessary for the production of high concentrations of ethanol from seaweeds.

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  • Ulvan is comprised of sulfated rhamnose, glucuronic acid, iduronic acid, xylose, and sulfated xylose.

    “It is comprised of sulfated rhamnose, glucuronic acid, iduronic acid, xylose, and sulfated xylose.”

    From The Enzymatic Conversion of Major Algal and Cyanobacterial Carbohydrates to Bioethanol (2016) · cites this paper as Yanagisawa et al., 2013

  • Macroalgae accumulate lower amounts of glucan food reserves than microalgae while producing high amounts of non-glucose-based sugars such as mannitol and cell wall polysaccharides.

    “Fourth, macroalgae accumulate lower amounts of glucan food reserves (i.e., glucose-based polysaccharides) in comparison to microalgae, while producing high amounts of non-glucose-based sugars, such as mannitol and cell wall polysaccharides.”

    From The Enzymatic Conversion of Major Algal and Cyanobacterial Carbohydrates to Bioethanol (2016) · cites this paper as Yanagisawa et al., 2013

  • Industrial production of bioethanol from macroalgae requires fermentation of both glucose- and non-glucose-based sugars.

    “Therefore, the industrial production of bioethanol from macroalgae requires fermentation of both glucose-and non-glucose-based sugars (Yanagisawa et al., 2013).”

    From The Enzymatic Conversion of Major Algal and Cyanobacterial Carbohydrates to Bioethanol (2016) · cites this paper as Yanagisawa et al., 2013

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  1. Meinita MDN, Kang JY, Jeong GT, Koo HM, Park SM, Hong YK. Bioethanol production from the acid hydrolysate of the carrageenophyte Kappaphycus alvare- zii (cottonii). J Appl Phycol, In press.

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Authors
Yanagisawa, M., Kawai, S., & Murata, K.
Affiliations
Kyoto University (JP)
Corresponding author
Murata, Kousaku
Venue
Bioengineered
Published
2013-07
Volume
4
Issue
4
Pages
224-235
ISSN
  • 2165-5979 (ISSN-L)
  • 2165-5987
OpenAlex
W2076212592
Cited by
140
References
68
Citations by year
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FWCI
0.84
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Bioengineered (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (23380049)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Aquatic Science › Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds
  • Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Algal biology and biofuel production
Keywords
bioethanol production, seaweed, sulfated polysaccharides, mannitol, alginate, agar, carrageenan
MeSH terms
Ethanol, Biotechnology, Fermentation, Seaweed

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