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The aim is to improve fermentable sugar yields from barley husk through efficient pretreatment methods.

Enhancing the bioconversion of barley husk into fermentable sugars through deep eutectic solvent pretreatment

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Demonstrates improved fermentable sugars from barley husk using deep eutectic solvents, suggesting practical applications for biofuels.

The aim is to improve fermentable sugar yields from barley husk through efficient pretreatment methods.
Used choline chloride:glycerol as a deep eutectic solvent for pretreatment.
Conducted dilute acid hydrolysis with 1.99% H2SO4 at 121 °C for 1 min.
Evaluated effects of temperature, microwave power, treatment time, and liquid-to-solid ratio using response surface methodology.
Conducted two pretreatment approaches: microwave and temperature-controlled reactor (TCR).
Microwave pretreatment yielded 69.31 g L-1 of fermentable sugars, 0.61 g sugar per gram of husk.
TCR conditions produced 47.93 g L-1 of fermentable sugars, 0.40 g sugar per gram of husk.
Microwave treatment resulted in higher glucose levels compared to TCR.
Reductions in inhibitory compounds like HMF and furfural were noted in both methods.

Yavuz et al. (2026) studied this question.

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