<p> </p><p>1 INTRODUCTION <br><br> 1.1 Energy Sources <br><br> 1.2 Problem Statement <br><br> 1.3 Scope of Study <br><br> 1.4 Research Objectives <br><br>2 LITERATURE REVIEW <br><br> 2.1 Energy Crisis <br><br> 2.2 Bioethanol as Alternative of Fossil Fuel <br><br> 2.2.1 Feedstock for Bioethanol Production <br><br> 2.3 Overview of Coconut Palm <br><br> 2.3.1 Coconut Husk <br><br> 2.4 Compositions of Lignocellulosic Materials <br><br> 2.4.1 Cellulose <br><br> 2.4.2 Hemicellulose <br><br> 2.4.3 Lignin <br><br> 2.5 Lignocelluloses Bioconversion Technology <br><br> 2.5.1 Pretreatment Process <br><br> 2.5.2 Saccharification Process <br><br> 2.5.3 Fermentation Process <br><br> 2.6 Batch Production of Bioethanol <br><br> 2.7 Factors Affecting Bioethanol Fermentation by Yeast <br><br> 2.7.1 Temperature <br><br> 2.7.2 pH <br><br> 2.7.3 Carbon Source <br><br> 2.7.4 Nitrogen Source <br><br> 2.8 Concluding Remarks </p><p> 3 GENERAL MATERIALS AND METHODS <br><br> 3.1 Chemical Reagents <br><br> 3.2 Microorganism and Maintenance <br><br> 3.3 Inoculums Preparation <br><br> 3.4 Analytical Procedures <br><br> 3.4.1 Determination of Reducing Sugar Concentration <br><br> 3.4.2 Determination of Ethanol Concentration <br><br> 3.4.3 Determination of Ethanol Productivity <br><br> 3.4.4 Viable Cell Counts <br><br> 3.5 Experimental Designs of Project Works </p><p>1. COMPARISON OF PRETREATMENT STRATEGIES ON 49 CONVERSION OF COCONUT HUSK FIBER TO</p><p>FERMENTABLE SUGARS <br><br>4.1 Introduction <br><br>4.2 Materials and Methods <br><br> 4.2.1 Collection and Processing of Coconut Husk <br><br> 4.2.2 Pretreatments on Coconut Husk <br><br> 4.2.3 Enzymatic Hydrolysis Process <br><br> 4.2.4 Characterisation of Pretreated Coconut Husk <br><br> 4.2.5 Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) Analysis <br><br> 4.2.6 Data analysis <br><br>4.3 Results and Discussions <br><br> 4.3.1 Effect of Different Pretreatment Techniques <br><br> Coconut Husk for Production of Reducing Sugar <br><br> 4.3.2 Characterization of Pretreated Coconut Husk <br><br> 4.3.3 Comparison of Pretreatment Techniques <br><br> 4.3.4 Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) Analysis <br><br>4.4 Concluding Remarks </p><p>1. STATISTICAL OPTIMISATION OF BIOETHANOL 72 PRODUCTION USING MAA-PRETREATED COCONUT</p><p> HUSK <br><br> 5.1 Introduction <br><br> 5.2 Materials and Methods <br><br> 5.2.1 Optimization of Simultaneous Saccharification <br><br> and Fermentation Process <br><br> 5.2.2 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (GC- <br><br> MS) Analysis <br><br> 5.2.3 Data Analysis <br><br> 5.3 Results and Discussions <br><br> 5.3.1 Screening of Significant Factors by Plackett- <br><br> Burman Design <br><br> 5.3.2 Path of Steepest Ascent <br><br> 5.3.3 Optimization of Ethanol Productivity by using <br><br> Response Surface Methodology (RSM) <br><br> 5.3.4Validation of Bioethanol Fermentation using <br><br> Optimized Condition <br><br> 5.3.5Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry <br><br> (GC-MS) Analysis of Bioethanol <br><br> 5.4 Concluding Remarks <br><br>6 CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS FOR <br><br> FUTURE RESEARCH <br><br> 6.1 Conclusions <br><br> 6.2 Recommendations for Future Research <br><br>REFERENCES <br><br>APPENDIX <br><br> <br><br> LIST OF TABLES</p><p>Table Page<br><br>2.1 Comparison of first and second generation bioethanol <br><br>2.2 Bioethanol production from various lignocellulosic <br><br> feedstock <br><br>2.3 Comparison of lignocellulose in several sources on dry <br><br> basis <br><br>2.4 The common pretreatments and their possible effects <br><br>3.1 Formulation of NDF solution <br><br>3.2 Formulation of ADF solution <br><br>4.1 Cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin contents of the <br><br> pretreated coconut husks <br><br>5.1 Experimental range and levels of independent variables in <br><br> the Plackett-Burman experiment <br><br>5.2 Plackett-Burman design matrix representing the coded <br><br> values for 7 independent variables <br><br>5.3 Path of steepest ascent experiment design <br><br>5.4 Levels of the factors tested in central composite design <br><br>5.5 The central composite design of RSM for optimization of <br><br> bioethanol production <br><br>5.6 Plackett-Burman design matrix representing 7 independent <br><br> variables and the response </p><p> 5.7 Statistical analysis of the model (ANOVA) <br><br>5.8 Step size for substrate and pectinase loading <br><br>5.9 Experiment design and results for the path of steepest <br><br> ascent <br><br>5.10 The Central Composite Design and results of RSM for <br><br> optimization of bioethanol production <br><br>5.11 Model summary and analysis of variance (ANOVA) for <br><br> the quadratic model </p><p> LIST OF FIGURES<br><br>Figure Page<br><br>2.1 Cocos nucifera L. <br><br>2.2 Cross-section of the fruit of Cocos nucifera L. <br><br>2.3 Coconut husk <br><br>2.4 A schematic diagram of plant cell wall showing cellulose <br><br> fibrils laminated with hemicellulose and lignin polymers <br><br>2.5 The structure of cellulose <br><br>2.6 The structure of hemicelluloses <br><br>2.7 ρ-coumaryl (1), coniferyl (2) and sinapyl (3) alcohols: <br><br> dominant building blocks of the three dimensional lignin <br><br>2.8 Schematic presentation of effects of pretreatment on <br><br> lignocellulosic biomass <br><br>2.9 General nature of batch culture <br><br>3.1 Glucose standard curve <br><br>3.2 Standard curve for ethanol determination <br><br>3.3 Protocol in performing serial dilution <br><br>3.4 Overall process in bioethanol production by using coconut <br><br> husk as lignocellulosic raw material </p><p> 4.1 Level of reducing sugar released from coconut husk with <br><br> two different particle sizes after enzymatic hydrolysis <br><br> process <br><br>4.2 Level of reducing sugar produced through hydrolysis of <br><br> thermally-treated coconut husk <br><br>4.3 Level of reducing sugars using acid pretreated coconut husk <br><br>4.4 Level of reducing sugars produced through hydrolysis of <br><br> alkaline-treated (5% w/v of NaOH for 24 hours) coconut <br><br> husk <br><br>4.5 Level of reducing sugars produced through hydrolysis of <br><br> microwave-assisted-alkaline-treated coconut husk <br><br>4.6 Maximum level of reducing sugars produced from the <br><br> pretreated coconut husk <br><br>4.7 SEM images of coconut husk after several pretreatment <br><br> process <br><br>5.1 Schematic diagram of simple distillation process <br><br>5.2 Pareto chart <br><br>5.3 Main effect plots <br><br>5.4 Response surface curve for bioethanol productivity showing <br><br> the interaction between substrate and pectinase loading <br><br>5.5 Profile of enzymatic hydrolysis and bioethanol fermentation <br><br> by Saccharomyces cerevisiae at optimum conditions <br><br>5.6 Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry analysis </p> <br><p></p>
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