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Chen X, Liu Q, Wang N, Liu C, Shi J, Liu L. Enhancing biomass conversion: Efficient hemicellulose removal and cellulose saccharification in poplar with FeCl 3 coupled with acidic electrolyzed water pretreatment. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 253:127600. [PMID: 37871719 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.127600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2023] [Revised: 10/11/2023] [Accepted: 10/19/2023] [Indexed: 10/25/2023]
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Due to the recalcitrant structure of woody biomass such as poplar, the efficient disassembly and separation of hemicellulose component from woody biomass is crucial for green biomass processing and full component utilization. This study presented an environmentally friendly approach to utilize acidic electrolyzed water (AEW) combined with metal salts and investigated its pretreatment effects on hemicellulose removal and cellulose and lignin retention under different conditions. Meanwhile, the structural properties and enzymatic hydrolysis performance of the pretreated residues were also characterized. As a result, under the optimized pretreatment conditions (0.03 mol/L FeCl3 with AEW at 180 °C for 10 min), hemicellulose removal from poplar wood reached 98.64 %, accompanied by xylose recovery rate of 98.46 %, cellulose retention rate of 93.43 % and lignin retention rate of 94.29 %. Enzymatic hydrolysis rate of the pretreated cellulose-enriched substrate reached 97.65 %. Furthermore, comprehensive structural characterizations revealed that FeCl3 coupled with AEW pretreatment resulted in surface damage to the poplar wood, effective removal of the amorphous hemicellulose component, and partial destruction of the cellulose crystallinity. In conclusion, FeCl3 coupled with AEW pretreatment effectively separates hemicellulose, leading to significant alterations in biomass composition and structure, ultimately resulting in improved enzymatic digestion. These results provide theoretical support for targeted dissociation of hemicellulose and full component utilization of woody biomass.
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- Xiaomiao Chen
- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; School of Life Science and Technology, ShanghaiTech University, Shanghai 201210, China.
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- Shanghai Advanced Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 201210, China; Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Biotransformation of Organic Solid Waste, Shanghai 200241, China.
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Qi W, Feng Q, Wang W, Zhang Y, Hu Y, Shakeel U, Xiao L, Wang L, Chen H, Liang C. Combination of surfactants and enzyme cocktails for enhancing woody biomass saccharification and bioethanol production from lab-scale to pilot-scale. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023:129343. [PMID: 37348567 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2023] [Revised: 06/14/2023] [Accepted: 06/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/24/2023]
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Converting woody biomass to bioethanol might be more affordable, environmentally friendly, and efficient for making biofuel commercially feasible, but it would still need a significant optimization process and expand pilot-scale research. A combination of commercial low enzymes loading at 10 FPU/g glucan and compound additives utilizing Tween 80, PEG8000 and sophorolipid applied from lab-scale to pilot-scale have been studied in this work at economically viable dosages for enhancing bioethanol production. In lab-scale saccharification and fermentation, pretreated poplar at a high solid loading of 20% yielded the highest ethanol titers of 30.96 g/L and theoretical ethanol yield of 92.79%. Additionally, pilot-scale operation was used to investigate the bioethanol amplification, a final volume of 33 m3 which yielded the greatest ethanol amount of 599.6 kg from poplar wood while gaining on-site value-added production of hemicellulosic and cellobiose liquor 1122 kg and lignin residues 2292 kg.
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- Wei Qi
- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China; University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China
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- Longlive Bio-technology Co., Ltd., Yucheng City, Shandong Province 251200, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biomass Refining Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biochemical Engineering, Beijing Key Laboratory of Biomass Refining Engineering, Institute of Process Engineering, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
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- Guangzhou Institute of Energy Conversion, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Guangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of New and Renewable Energy Research and Development, Guangzhou 510640, China.
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Yang Q, Tang W, Li L, Huang M, Ma C, He YC. Enhancing enzymatic hydrolysis of waste sunflower straw by clean hydrothermal pretreatment. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2023:129236. [PMID: 37244309 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129236] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2023] [Revised: 05/20/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2023] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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Hydrothermal pretreatment is an effective way to change the lignocellulose structure and improve its saccharification. An efficient hydrothermal pretreatment of sunflower straw was conducted when the severity factor (LogR0) was 4.1. 60.4% of xylan and 36.5% of lignin were removed at 180 ℃ for 120 minutes with a solid-to-liquid ratio of 1:15. A series of characterizations (such as X-ray diffraction, Fourier Transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, chemical component analysis, cellulase accessibility) proved that hydrothermal pretreatment destroyed sunflower straw surface structure, enlarged its pores, and enhanced the accessibility to cellulase (371.2 mg/g). After the enzymatic saccharification of treated sunflower straw for 72 h, 68.0% yield of reducing sugar and 61.8% yield of glucose were achieved, and 4.0 g/L xylo-oligosaccharide was obtained in the filtrate. Overall, this easy-to-operate and green hydrothermal pretreatment could effectively destroy the surface barrier of lignocellulose, help remove lignin and xylan, and increase the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency.
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- Qizhen Yang
- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering, Hubei University, Wuhan 430062, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Changzhou University, Changzhou 213164, PR China.
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Ding S, Liu X, Hakulinen N, Taherzadeh MJ, Wang Y, Wang Y, Qin X, Wang X, Yao B, Luo H, Tu T. Boosting enzymatic degradation of cellulose using a fungal expansin: Structural insight into the pretreatment mechanism. BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY 2022; 358:127434. [PMID: 35680086 DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.127434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2022] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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The recalcitrance of cellulosic biomass greatly hinders its enzymatic degradation. Expansins induce cell wall loosening and promote efficient cellulose utilization; however, the molecular mechanism underlying their action is not well understood. In this study, TlEXLX1, a fungal expansin from Talaromyces leycettanus JCM12802, was characterized in terms of phylogeny, synergy, structure, and mechanism of action. TlEXLX1 displayed varying degrees of synergism with commercial cellulase in the pretreatment of corn straw and filter paper. TlEXLX1 binds to cellulose via domain 2, mediated by CH-π interactions with residues Tyr291, Trp292, and Tyr327. Residues Asp237, Glu238, and Asp248 in domain 1 form hydrogen bonds with glucose units and break the inherent hydrogen bonding within the cellulose matrix. This study identified the expansin amino acid residues crucial for cellulose binding, and elucidated the structure and function of expansins in cell wall networks; this has potential applications in biomass utilization.
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- Sunjia Ding
- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- Biotechnology Research Institute, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100081, China
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu 80130, Finland
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Animal Nutrition, Institute of Animal Sciences, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing 100193, China.
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Phojaroen J, Jiradechakorn T, Kirdponpattara S, Sriariyanun M, Junthip J, Chuetor S. Performance Evaluation of Combined Hydrothermal-Mechanical Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Enzymatic Enhancement. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14122313. [PMID: 35745889 PMCID: PMC9227445 DOI: 10.3390/polym14122313] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2022] [Revised: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/03/2022] [Indexed: 02/01/2023] Open
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Pretreatment is a crucial process in a lignocellulosic biorefinery. Corncob is typically considered as a natural renewable carbon source to produce various bio-based products. This study aimed to evaluate the performance of the hydrothermal-mechanical pretreatment of corncob for biofuels and biochemical production. Corncob was first pretreated by liquid hot water (LHW) at different temperatures (140–180 °C) and duration (30, 60 min) and then subjected to centrifugal milling to produce bio-powders. To evaluate the performance of this combined pretreatment, the energy efficiency and waste generation were investigated. The results indicated that the maximum fermentable sugars (FS) were 0.488 g/g biomass obtained by LHW at 180 °C, 30 min. In order to evaluate the performance of this combined pretreatment, the energy efficiency and waste generation were 28.3 g of FS/kWh and 7.21 kg of waste/kg FS, respectively. These obtained results indicate that the combined hydrothermal-mechanical pretreatment was an effective pretreatment process to provide high energy efficiency and low waste generation to produce biofuels. In addition, the energy efficiency and waste generation will be useful indicators for process scaling-up into the industrial scale. This combined pretreatment could be a promising pretreatment technology for the production of biofuels and biochemicals from lignocellulosic valorization.
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- Jiraporn Phojaroen
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand; (J.P.); (T.J.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand; (J.P.); (T.J.); (S.K.)
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand; (J.P.); (T.J.); (S.K.)
- Biorefinery and Process Automation Engineering Centre (BPAEC), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand;
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- Biorefinery and Process Automation Engineering Centre (BPAEC), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand;
- The Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand
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- Faculty of Science and Technology, Nakhon Ratchasima Rajabhat University, Nakhon Ratchasima 30000, Thailand;
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand; (J.P.); (T.J.); (S.K.)
- Biorefinery and Process Automation Engineering Centre (BPAEC), King Mongkut’s University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok 10800, Thailand;
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Zhang L, Zhang X, Lei F, Jiang J, Ji L. Coproduction of xylo-oligosaccharides and glucose from sugarcane bagasse in subcritical CO 2-assisted seawater system. BIORESOUR BIOPROCESS 2022; 9:34. [PMID: 38647821 PMCID: PMC10991134 DOI: 10.1186/s40643-022-00525-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/15/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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Abundant seawater resources can replace the shortage of freshwater resources. The co-production of xylo-oligosaccharides and glucose from sugarcane bagasse by subcritical CO2-assisted seawater pretreatment was studied in this paper. We investigated the effects of pretreatment conditions of temperature, CO2 pressure and reaction time on the yield of xylo-oligosaccharides in subcritical CO2-assisted seawater systems. The maximum xylo-oligosaccharide yield of 68.23% was obtained at 165 °C/2 MPa/5 min. After further enzymatic hydrolysis of the solid residue, the highest glucose yield of 94.45% was obtained. In this system, there is a synergistic effect of mixed ions in seawater and CO2 to depolymerize xylan into xylo-oligosaccharides with a lower degree of polymerization. At the same time, the addition of CO2 increased the pore size and porosity of sugarcane bagasse, improved the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis and increased the yield of glucose. Therefore, this study provides a more environmentally friendly and sustainable process for the co-production of xylo-oligosaccharides and glucose from sugarcane bagasse, and improves the utilization of seawater resources.
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- Leping Zhang
- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
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- Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, State Ethnic Affairs Commission, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Chemistry and Engineering of Forest Products, School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Guangxi University for Nationalities, Nanning, 530006, China
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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- Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, MOE Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China.
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