Ming Woei Lau

TL;DR: The formulation of SHs is an important advancement for future multi-omics studies and for better understanding the mechanisms of fermentation inhibition in lignocellulosic hydrolysates, which was instrumental for defining the most important inhibitors in the ACH.

TL;DR: Degradation compounds in AFEX-pretreated biomass were shown to increase metabolic yield and specific ethanol production while decreasing the cell biomass generation, and offers the potential to improve the economics of cellulosic ethanol production by reducing the costs associated with raw materials, process water, and capital equipment.

TL;DR: Comparison among the three ethanologenic strains revealed Saccharomyces cerevisiae 424A(LNH-ST) to be a promising candidate for RS hydrolysate with maximum ethanol metabolic yield of 95.3% and ethanol volumetric productivity of 0.26 g/L/h.

TL;DR: It is confirmed that glucose fermentations among the tested strains are effective even at high solids loading (18% by weight), however, xylose consumption in the lignocellulosic hydrolysate is the major bottleneck affecting overall yield, titer or rate of the process.

TL;DR: Comparative evaluation on AFEX and dilute acid pretreatments reveal that AFEX-pretreated corn stover is significantly more fermentable with respect to cell growth and sugar consumption, and AFEX has greater potential to diversify products from a cellulosic biorefinery due to lower levels of inhibitor generation and lignin loss.