초록
In this study, a central composite design of response surface method was used to optimize sulfite pretreatment of corncob residues, in respect to sulfite charge (5-10%), treatment time (1-2h), liquid/solid (l/s) ratio (6:1-10:1) and temperature (150-180<SUP>o</SUP>C) for maximizing glucose production in enzymatic hydrolysis process. The relative optimum condition was obtained as follows: sulfite charge 7.1%, l/s ratio 7.6:1, temperature 156<SUP>o</SUP>C for 1.4h, corresponding to 79.3% total glucan converted to glucose+cellobiose. In the subsequent simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) experiments using 15% glucan substrates pretreated under this kind of conditions, 60.8g ethanoll<SUP>-1</SUP> with 72.2% theoretical yield was obtained.