Aqueous two-phase systems applied to the enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse: Screening methodology, thermodynamic modelling and process design

Targeting to improve the utilization of lignocellulosic residues in the ethanol processing industry, this work aimed to test if the product inhibition of the enzymatic hydrolysis could be relieved by extractive reaction using aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS). The performance of enzymatic hydrolysis in ATPS is not well defined in literature. In...