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Paul SK, Das AJ. A novel experimental approach for the catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic Bambusa bambos to bioethanol. CURRENT RESEARCH IN MICROBIAL SCIENCES 2024; 7:100267. [PMID: 39257938 PMCID: PMC11385790 DOI: 10.1016/j.crmicr.2024.100267] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/12/2024] Open
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Bambusa bambos (B.B) biomass is cellulose rich lignocellulosic material, containing 47.49% cellulose, 17.49% hemicellulose, 23.56% lignin was used as a potential substrate for bioethanol production. The research paper investigates the use of B.B biomass as a substrate for bio-ethanol production through a two-phase catalytic conversion process. Four water-regulated regimes were identified to optimize the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuel precursors. The catalytic hydrolysis of B.B using CuCl2 was conducted for 10 hours at 110˚C, in aprotic ionic liquid (1-Butyl-3-methylimidazolium chloride) medium. The concentrations of glucose and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF) were measured while varying the amount of water addition. Water played a crucial role in the conversion of cellulose to glucose and 5-HMF by influencing product yields through the interplay of transport properties like heat conduction and viscosity. The highest glucose yield was achieved at 60.82% when operating at a water inclusion rate of 115.72 µL water/h for a duration of 6 hours at 110˚C. On the other hand, the maximum HMF yield was observed as 5.84% at water inclusion rate of 77.15 µL water/h for 5 hours at 110˚C. Yeast mediated glucose fermentation resulted in a bioethanol concentration of 5.5 mg/mL utilizing 15 mg/mL of catalytically produced glucose at a temperature of 30°C. After catalytic hydrolysis, the ionic liquid was also efficiently recycled for a sustainable economy.
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- Souvik Kumar Paul
- Department of Chemical Engineering, BITS Pilani, Dubai campus, International Academic city, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Microbiology, Graphic era Deemed University Clement Town, Dehradun, Uttarakhand 248002, India
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Morales‐Huerta JC, Hernández‐Meléndez O, Garcés‐Sandoval FI, Montiel C, Hernández‐Luna MG, Manero O, Bárzana E, Vivaldo‐Lima E. Modeling of Pretreatment and Combined Alkaline and Enzymatic Hydrolyses of Blue Agave Bagasse in Corotating Twin‐screw Extruders. MACROMOL REACT ENG 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/mren.202100059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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- Juan Carlos Morales‐Huerta
- Facultad de Química Departamento de Ingeniería Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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- Facultad de Química Departamento de Ingeniería Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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- Facultad de Química Departamento de Ingeniería Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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- Facultad de Química Departamento de Ingeniería Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
- Facultad de Química Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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- Instituto de Investigaciones en Materiales Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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- Facultad de Química Departamento de Alimentos y Biotecnología Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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- Facultad de Química Departamento de Ingeniería Química Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México CU México City 04510 México
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Yuan Q, Liu S, Ma MG, Ji XX, Choi SE, Si C. The Kinetics Studies on Hydrolysis of Hemicellulose. Front Chem 2021; 9:781291. [PMID: 34869229 PMCID: PMC8637159 DOI: 10.3389/fchem.2021.781291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 10/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The kinetics studies is of great importance for the understanding of the mechanism of hemicellulose pyrolysis and expanding the applications of hemicellulose. In the past years, rapid progress has been paid on the kinetics studies of hemicellulose hydrolysis. In this article, we first introduced the hydrolysis of hemicelluloses via various strategies such as autohydrolysis, dilute acid hydrolysis, catalytic hydrolysis, and enzymatic hydrolysis. Then, the history of kinetic models during hemicellulose hydrolysis was summarized. Special attention was paid to the oligosaccharides as intermediates or substrates, acid as catalyst, and thermogravimetric as analyzer method during the hemicellulose hydrolysis. Furthermore, the problems and suggestions of kinetic models during hemicellulose hydrolysis was provided. It expected that this article will favor the understanding of the mechanism of hemicellulose pyrolysis.
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- Qi Yuan
- Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China
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- Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biobased Material and Green Papermaking, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Jinan, China
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- Department of Forest Biomaterials Engineering, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Gangwon National University, Chuncheon, South Korea
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- Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin, China
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Characteristics of sugarcane bagasse fibers after xylan extraction and their high-solid hydrolysis cellulase-catalyzed. BIOCATALYSIS AND AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcab.2021.102123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Jiang X, Zhai R, Jin M. Increased mixing intensity is not necessary for more efficient cellulose hydrolysis at high solid loading. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2021; 329:124911. [PMID: 33667991 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.124911] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To enhance the cellulose hydrolysis at high solid loadings, an increased mixing intensity is generally required for the high solid loading hydrolysis, while it leads to higher energy consumption. In this study, the impact of mixing intensity on cellulose conversion during hydrolysis at different solid loadings were systematically studied. It was found that the increased mixing intensity is not necessary for more efficient cellulose hydrolysis. For cellulose hydrolysis at higher solid loadings, a lower mixing intensity is needed for a higher cellulose conversion. Although the increased mixing intensity promoted enzyme adsorption, it strengthened product inhibition and caused severer enzyme deactivation. Besides, mixing at the initial stage of cellulose hydrolysis was more crucial, while continuous mixing throughout the hydrolysis was not required for more efficient cellulose hydrolysis. Based on the mechanism study, a combined mixing strategy was developed to achieve efficient cellulose hydrolysis with about two-third reduction in energy consumption.
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- Xiaoxiao Jiang
- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China
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- School of Environmental and Biological Engineering, Nanjing University of Science and Technology, 200 Xiaolingwei Street, Nanjing 210094, China.
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Chakraborty S, Paul SK. Interaction of reactions and transport in lignocellulosic biofuel production. Curr Opin Chem Eng 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.coche.2020.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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De Buck V, Polanska M, Van Impe J. Modeling Biowaste Biorefineries: A Review. FRONTIERS IN SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS 2020. [DOI: 10.3389/fsufs.2020.00011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Roy S, Chakraborty S. Comparative study of the effectiveness of protic and aprotic ionic liquids in microwave-irradiated catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic June grass to biofuel precursors. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.biteb.2019.100338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023]
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Dutta SK, Chakraborty S. Multiscale Dynamics of Hemicellulose Hydrolysis for Biofuel Production. Ind Eng Chem Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b01276] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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de Freitas C, Carmona E, Brienzo M. Xylooligosaccharides production process from lignocellulosic biomass and bioactive effects. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bcdf.2019.100184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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Froese A, Schellenberg J, Sparling R. Enhanced depolymerization and utilization of raw lignocellulosic material by co-cultures of Ruminiclostridium thermocellum with hemicellulose-utilizing partners. Can J Microbiol 2019; 65:296-307. [PMID: 30608879 DOI: 10.1139/cjm-2018-0535] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Ruminiclostridium thermocellum is one of the most promising candidates for consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of low-cost lignocellulosic materials to biofuels but it still shows poor performance in its ability to deconstruct untreated lignocellulosic substrates. One promising approach to increase R. thermocellum's rate of hydrolysis is to co-culture this cellulose-specialist with partners that possess synergistic hydrolysis enzymes and metabolic capabilities. We have created co-cultures of R. thermocellum with two hemicellulose utilizers, Ruminiclostridium stercorarium and Thermoanaerobacter thermohydrosulfuricus, both of which secrete xylanolytic enzymes and utilize the pentose oligo- and monosaccharides that inhibit R. thermocellum's hydrolysis and metabolism. When grown on milled wheat straw, the co-cultures were able to solubilize up to 58% more of the total polysaccharides than the R. thermocellum mono-culture control. Repeated passaging of the co-cultures on wheat straw yielded stable populations with reduced R. thermocellum cell numbers, indicating competition for cellodextrins released from cellulose hydrolysis, although these stabilized co-cultures were still able to outperform the mono-culture controls. Repeated passaging on Avicel cellulose also yielded stable populations. Overall, the observed synergism suggests that co-culturing R. thermocellum with other members is a viable option for increasing the rate and extent of untreated lignocellulose deconstruction by R. thermocellum for CBP purposes.
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- Alan Froese
- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada.,Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
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Gracida J, Arredondo-Ochoa T, García-Almendárez BE, Escamilla-García M, Shirai K, Regalado C, Amaro-Reyes A. Improved Thermal and Reusability Properties of Xylanase by Genipin Cross-Linking to Magnetic Chitosan Particles. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 2018; 188:395-409. [DOI: 10.1007/s12010-018-2928-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2018] [Accepted: 11/19/2018] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Dutta SK, Chakraborty S. Mixing effects on the kinetics and the dynamics of two-phase enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose for biofuel production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 259:276-285. [PMID: 29571171 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.03.042] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/29/2018] [Revised: 03/07/2018] [Accepted: 03/08/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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This work uses a coupled experimental and modeling approach to explore the effects of macro- and micro-mixing on the kinetics and the dynamics of two-phase enzymatic hydrolysis of hemicellulose. Reactor mixing does not alter the non-competitive nature of product inhibition in hemicellulose hydrolysis by endoxylanase, but produces stronger inhibition that reduces the soluble sugar yield by 8-14.5%, as the mixing speed increases from 0 to 200 rpm. The kinetic constants (Km, Vmax, Kx) assume mass-transfer disguised values at 0-200 rpm. An optimal mixing strategy, comprising of 55-70 min of initial rapid convective macromixing followed by diffusive micromixing (without any macromixing) for the rest of the hydrolysis, increases xylose and reducing sugar yields by 6.3-8% and 13-20%, respectively, over continuous mixing at 200 rpm, for 1-5 mg/ml substrate loading at an optimum enzyme to substrate ratio of 1:20, with an energy saving of 94-96% over 24 h.
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- Sajal Kanti Dutta
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India; School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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Paul SK, Chakraborty S. Microwave-assisted ionic liquid-mediated rapid catalytic conversion of non-edible lignocellulosic Sunn hemp fibres to biofuels. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2018; 253:85-93. [PMID: 29331518 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.01.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2017] [Revised: 01/01/2018] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Sunn hemp fibre - a cellulose-rich crystalline non-food energy crop, containing 75.6% cellulose, 10.05% hemicellulose, 10.32% lignin, with high crystallinity (80.17%) and degree of polymerization (650) - is identified as a new non-food substrate for lignocellulosic biofuel production. Microwave irradiation is employed to rapidly rupture the cellulose's glycosidic bonds and enhance glucose yield to 78.7% at 160 °C in only 46 min. The reactants - long-chain cellulose, ionic liquid, transition metal catalyst, and water - form a polar supramolecular complex that rotates under the microwave's alternating polarity and rapidly dissipates the electromagnetic energy through molecular collisions, thus accelerating glycosidic bond breakage. In 46 min, 1 kg of Sunn hemp fibres containing 756 g of cellulose produces 595 g of glucose at 160 °C, and 203 g of hydroxymethyl furfural (furanic biofuel precursor) at 180 °C. Yeast mediated glucose fermentation produces 75.6% bioethanol yield at 30 °C, and the ionic liquid is recycled for cost-effectiveness.
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- Souvik Kumar Paul
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India; School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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Chakraborty S, Singh PK, Paramashetti P. Microreactor-based mixing strategy suppresses product inhibition to enhance sugar yields in enzymatic hydrolysis for cellulosic biofuel production. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 237:99-107. [PMID: 28389042 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.03.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 03/23/2017] [Accepted: 03/24/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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A novel microreactor-based energy-efficient process of using complete convective mixing in a macroreactor till an optimal mixing time followed by no mixing in 200-400μl microreactors enhances glucose and reducing sugar yields by upto 35% and 29%, respectively, while saving 72-90% of the energy incurred on reactor mixing in the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose. Empirical exponential relations are provided for determining the optimal mixing time, during which convective mixing in the macroreactor promotes mass transport of the cellulase enzyme to the solid Avicel substrate, while the latter phase of no mixing in the microreactor suppresses product inhibition by preventing the inhibitors (glucose and cellobiose) from homogenizing across the reactor. Sugar yield increases linearly with liquid to solid height ratio (rh), irrespective of substrate loading and microreactor size, since large rh allows the inhibitors to diffuse in the liquid away from the solids, thus reducing product inhibition.
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- Saikat Chakraborty
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India.
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur 721302, India
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Goldmann WM, Ahola J, Mikola M, Tanskanen J. Formic acid aided hot water extraction of hemicellulose from European silver birch (Betula pendula) sawdust. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2017; 232:176-182. [PMID: 28231535 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2016] [Revised: 02/06/2017] [Accepted: 02/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/06/2023]
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Hemicellulose has been extracted from birch (Betula pendula) sawdust by formic acid aided hot water extraction. The maximum amount of hemicellulose extracted was about 70mol% of the total hemicellulose content at 170°C, measured as the combined yield of xylose and furfural. Lower temperatures (130 and 140°C) favored hemicellulose hydrolysis rather than cellulose hydrolysis, even though the total hemicellulose yield was less than at 170°C. It was found that formic acid greatly increased the hydrolysis of hemicellulose to xylose and furfural at the experimental temperatures. The amount of lignin in the extract remained below the detection limit of the analysis (3g/L) in all cases. Formic acid aided hot water extraction is a promising technique for extracting hemicellulose from woody biomass, while leaving a solid residue with low hemicellulose content, which can be delignified to culminate in the three main isolated lignocellulosic fractions: cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin.
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- Werner Marcelo Goldmann
- Chemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, Oulu 90014, Finland.
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- Chemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, Oulu 90014, Finland
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- Chemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, Oulu 90014, Finland
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- Chemical Process Engineering, Faculty of Technology, University of Oulu, P.O. Box 4300, Oulu 90014, Finland
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Dutta SK, Chakraborty S. Pore-scale dynamics of enzyme adsorption, swelling and reactive dissolution determine sugar yield in hemicellulose hydrolysis for biofuel production. Sci Rep 2016; 6:38173. [PMID: 27905534 PMCID: PMC5131285 DOI: 10.1038/srep38173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/20/2016] [Accepted: 11/02/2016] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Hemicelluloses are the earth’s second most abundant structural polymers, found in lignocellulosic biomass. Efficient enzymatic depolymerization of xylans by cleaving their β-(1 → 4)-glycosidic bonds to produce soluble sugars is instrumental to the cost-effective production of liquid biofuels. Here we show that the multi-scale two-phase process of enzymatic hydrolysis of amorphous hemicelluloses is dominated by its smallest scale–the pores. In the crucial first five hours, two to fourfold swelling of the xylan particles allow the enzymes to enter the pores and undergo rapid non-equilibrium adsorption on the pore surface before they hydrolyze the solid polymers, albeit non-competitively inhibited by the products xylose and xylobiose. Rapid pore-scale reactive dissolution increases the solid carbohydrate’s porosity to 80–90%. This tightly coupled experimental and theoretical study quantifies the complex temporal dynamics of the transport and reaction processes coupled across scales and phases to show that this unique pore-scale phenomenon can be exploited to accelerate the depolymerization of hemicelluloses to monomeric sugars in the first 5–6 h. We find that an ‘optimal substrate loading’ of 5 mg/ml (above which substrate inhibition sets in) accelerates non-equilibrium enzyme adsorption and solid hemicellulose depolymerization at the pore-scale, which contributes three-quarters of the soluble sugars produced for bio-alcohol fermentation.
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- Sajal Kanti Dutta
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India.,School of Energy Science and Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 721302, India
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