Suitability of Groundnut Shells for Bioethanol Production using Saccharomyces cerevisae
Published: 2023-03-04
Page: 87-92
Issue: 2023 - Volume 6 [Issue 1]
I. O. Nwaze *
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, Nigeria.
E. U. Akubueze
Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi (FIIRO), Lagos, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Groundnut shells were milled to 100 microns and bioethanol was produced using acid hydrolysis and batch fermentation process. Acid hydrolysis was achieved using 5% sulphuric acid solution at 900C for 2 hours. Fermentation was proceeded after sterilization of wort in an autoclave at 1150C for 30 minutes after which the mixture was pitched with baker’s yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisae) and incubated for three days. A bioethanol yield of 27.5% was obtained from groundnut shells with an energy value of 14MJ/KG. This biofuel produced had a purity of 90.62%v/v which is within the range of acceptable commercial grade and proves groundnut shells could be used as a suitable feedstock for bioethanol production.
Keywords: Bioethanol, groundnut shells, hydrolysis, fermentation
How to Cite
Downloads
References
Walker G. Bioethanol: Science and technology of fuel alcohol. Graeme M. Walker and Ventus Publishing; 2010.
Rajasekaran R, Vijayaraghavan G, Marimuthu C. Synthesis of bio-ethanol by Saccharomyces cerevisiae Using lignocellulosic hydrolyzate from pretreated waste paper fermentation. International Journal Of ChemTech Research. 2014;4904-4912.
Scragg A. Biofuels production, application and development. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; 2009.
Vertes AA. Biomass to biofuels: strategies for global industries. United Kingdom: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd; 2010.
Vohra M. Bioethanol production: feedstock and current technologies. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering; 2013.
Ali MN. Production of bioethanol fuel from renewable agrobased cellulosic wastes and waste news papers. International Journal of Engineering Science and Technology (IJEST). 2011;392):884-893
Annika DG, Suryawanshi T, Nair V, Patel P. Extraction Of cellulose and biofuel production from groundnut shells and its application to increase crop yield. World Journal Of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences. 2017;6(6):1820-1831
Bajpai P. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuel production. India; 2016.
Bharthare P. Peanut shell as renewable energy source and their utility in production of ethanol. International Journal of Advance Research in Applied Chemistry (IJOARAC). 2014;2(4).
Castro JF. Biofuels- An Overview; 2007.
Al-Amin Md. A comparative study of mechanical performance characteristics between treated and untreated ham nets. Mississippi State University; 2020.
Watanabe T. Lignocellulose conversion: enzymatic and microbial tools for bioethanol production. London: Springer; 2013.
Kannah M, Arulmozhi R. Production of biodiesel from edible and non-edible oils using Rhizopus and Aspergillus niger. Asian Journal of Plant Science and Research. 2013;60-64
Lee KT, Ofori-Boateng C. Sustainability of biofuel production from oil palm biomass. Malaysia; 2013.
Brajpai P. Advances in Bioethanol. India; 2013.
Kumar S, Sani RK. Biofuel and biorefinery technologies. India: Springer International Publishing; 2018.
Khanal SK. Bioenergy and biofuel from biowastes and biomass. USA: American Society of Civil Engineers; 2010.
Rabah AB. Utilization of rice husks and groundnut shells for bioethanol production. International Journal of Environmental Science and Development. 2014;5(4).
Schabort C. Evaluation of suitability of water hyacinth as feedstock for bio-energy production; 2014.
Green energy and biofuels. 2nd bioenergy week: Small-scale cellulosic ethanol fuel from sawdust & water hyacinth. Maputo, Mozambique; 2014.
Haile M. Biofuel energy: spent coffee grounds biodiesel, bioethanol and solid fuel. Anchor Academic Publishing; 2014.
Humphrey I, Obot NI, Chendo MC. Utilization of some non-edible oil for biodiesel production. Nigeria Journal of Pure and Applied Physics. 2015;6(1):40-45.
Ibifubara H, Obot NI, Chendo MA. Potential of Waste vegetable oil for biodiesel in Nigeria. British Journal of Applied Science and Technology. 2014; 4(25): 3716-3725.