Production of polysaccharides and corresponding sugars from red seaweed

Jeong Jun Yoon, Yong Jin Kim, Sang Hyoun Kim, Hyun Jin Ryu, Jung Youn Choi, Gyung Soo Kim, Myung Kyo Shin

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Abstract

Recently, red seaweed attacks growing interests as 3rd generation biomass due to their notable characteristics e. g. no lignin, high CO2 fixation ability as well as high carbohydrate contents such as galactan and glucan. Seaweed may belong to one of the several groups of multicellular macro algae (the red algae, green algae, and brown algae). The ecology of seaweeds is dominated by two specific environmental requirements, that is the presence of seawater and light sufficient to drive photosynthesis. Seaweed is currently being researched as a potential source of biofuel in the form of bioehtanol. Especially, Gelidium amansii known as one of the red seaweed can be depolymerized to produce mixed monosugars such as glucose and galactose. We describe here the polysaccharide extract conditions using G. amansii to maximize the total yields of polymers and their conversion rate into monosugars which are able to be converted into bioethanol.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationFunctionalized and Sensing Materials
Pages463-466
Number of pages4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2010
EventInternational Conference on Functionalized and Sensing Materials, FuSeM 2009 - Bangkok, Thailand
Duration: 2009 Dec 72009 Dec 9

Publication series

NameAdvanced Materials Research
Volume93-94
ISSN (Print)1022-6680

Other

OtherInternational Conference on Functionalized and Sensing Materials, FuSeM 2009
Country/TerritoryThailand
CityBangkok
Period09/12/709/12/9

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Engineering(all)

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