Table 2 Bioethanol production by various organisms using raw wheat bran (RWB) and milled wheat bran (MWB) in different studies.

From: Metagenomic psychrohalophilic xylanase from camel rumen investigated for bioethanol production from wheat bran using Bacillus subtilis AP

Substrate

Pretreatment

Enzymatic hydrolysis

Strain

Process

EtOH (g/L )

Reference

RWB

B. subtilis AP

CBP

5.5

This study

RWB

120 °C, 20 min 0.3% HCl in seawater

Xyn-2

B. subtilis AP

SSF

7.3

This study

RWB

Trametes hirsute

CBP

4.3

54

RWB

190 °C, 10 min phosphoric acid (1.75%)

Cellic Ctec2

Neurospora intermedia

SHF

9

55

RWB and MWB

121 °C, 20 min H2SO4 (3%)

Novozymes Biomass Kit and Liquozyme

S. cerevisiae s1 or S. diastaticus

SHF

10

56

RWB

121 °C, 25 min H2SO4 (1%)

Novozymes Biomass Kit

S. cerevisiae (DSM70449) and S. cerevisiae MEL2

SHF

12

57

MWB

121 °C, 60 min

α-amylase (Diastase)

A. niger (MTCC 1349) and K. marxianus (MTCC1389)

SHF and SSF

23.1

53

RWB

121 °C, 15 min

Cotylidia pannosa and Saccharomyces cerevisiae (MTCC 174)

SHF

4.12

58

  1. CBP consolidated bioprocessing, SSF simultaneous saccharification and fermentation, SHF separate hydrolysis and fermentation.