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. 2011 Feb 10;4:3. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-4-3

Table 6.

Minimum cellulase and β-glucosidase loadings required for efficient hydrolysis (70% glucan conversion) of a broad range of pretreated lignocellulosic substrates as predicted by the equations shown in Table (5) for 2% (w/v) solids loading and 72 hours.

Substrate Cell.a BGb Cell./BG Total
SPCFc 5 18 0.3 23
SPCSd 30 24 1.3 54
SPLPe 42 21 2.0 63
SPDFf 45 16 2.8 61
OPPg 38 10 3.8 48
OPCFh 14 4 3.5 18
OPLPi 32 11 2.9 43

aCell = cellulase (Celluclast 1.5), mg protein/g glucan.

bBG = β-glucosidase (Novozym 188) mg protein/g glucan.

cSPCF = steam-pretreated corn fiber.

dSPCS = steam-pretreated corn stover.

eSPLP = steam-pretreated lodgepole pine.

fSPDF = steam-pretreated douglas fir.

gOPP = organosolv-pretreated poplar.

hOPCF = organosolv-pretreated corn fiber.

iOPLP = organosolv-pretreated lodgepole pine.