5-41: Enzyme Characterization for Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass and their Conversion to Ethanol

Genencor, a Danisco Division, is committed to supplying cellulosic ethanol projects with solutions through its merchant enzyme business.  Genencor launched the first commercially available cellulase product, Accellerase® 1000, specifically developed for lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis in October 2007.  Accellerase^® 1000 is an unclarified, minimally formulated product designed to facilitate the commercialization of lignocellulosic biomass conversion. 

This poster will present recent lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysis and simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) results. New enzyme activities that constitute potential candidate for incorporation into future generation of Accellerase® will be identified. Effects of enzyme dosage and biomass solids loading on enzyme performance on different biomass substrates will be discussed.