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Constantinescu-Aruxandei D, Oancea F. Closing the Nutrient Loop-The New Approaches to Recovering Biomass Minerals during the Biorefinery Processes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:2096. [PMID: 36767462 PMCID: PMC9915181 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20032096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2022] [Revised: 01/10/2023] [Accepted: 01/19/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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The recovery of plant mineral nutrients from the bio-based value chains is essential for a sustainable, circular bioeconomy, wherein resources are (re)used sustainably. The widest used approach is to recover plant nutrients on the last stage of biomass utilization processes-e.g., from ash, wastewater, or anaerobic digestate. The best approach is to recover mineral nutrients from the initial stages of biomass biorefinery, especially during biomass pre-treatments. Our paper aims to evaluate the nutrient recovery solutions from a trans-sectorial perspective, including biomass processing and the agricultural use of recovered nutrients. Several solutions integrated with the biomass pre-treatment stage, such as leaching/bioleaching, recovery from pre-treatment neoteric solvents, ionic liquids (ILs), and deep eutectic solvents (DESs) or integrated with hydrothermal treatments are discussed. Reducing mineral contents on silicon, phosphorus, and nitrogen biomass before the core biorefinery processes improves processability and yield and reduces corrosion and fouling effects. The recovered minerals are used as bio-based fertilizers or as silica-based plant biostimulants, with economic and environmental benefits.
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Bellè A, Tabanelli T, Fiorani G, Perosa A, Cavani F, Selva M. A Multiphase Protocol for Selective Hydrogenation and Reductive Amination of Levulinic Acid with Integrated Catalyst Recovery. CHEMSUSCHEM 2019; 12:3343-3354. [PMID: 30989805 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201900925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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At 60-150 °C and 15-35 bar H2 , two model reactions of levulinic acid (LA), hydrogenation and reductive amination with cyclohexylamine, were explored in a multiphase system composed of an aqueous solution of reactants, a hydrocarbon, and commercial 5 % Ru/C as a heterogeneous catalyst. By tuning the relative volume of the immiscible water/hydrocarbon phases and the concentration of the aqueous solution, a quantitative conversion of LA was achieved with formation of γ-valerolactone or N-(cyclohexylmethyl)pyrrolidone in >95 and 88 % selectivity, respectively. Additionally, the catalyst could be segregated in the hydrocarbon phase and recycled in an effective semi-continuous protocol. Under such conditions, formic acid additive affected the reactivity of LA through a competitive adsorption on the catalyst surface. This effect was crucial to improve selectivity for the reductive amination process. The comparison of 5 % Ru/C with a series of carbon supports demonstrated that the segregation phenomenon in the hydrocarbon phase, never previously reported, was pH-dependent and effective for samples displaying a moderate surface acidity.
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- Alessandro Bellè
- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172, Venezia-Mestre, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento, 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172, Venezia-Mestre, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172, Venezia-Mestre, Italy
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry "Toso Montanari", University of Bologna, Viale del Risorgimento, 4, 40136, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Molecular Sciences and Nanosystems, Ca' Foscari University of Venice, Via Torino, 155, 30172, Venezia-Mestre, Italy
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Zhou HC, Wang B, Guo XF, Zhang XY, Wei XH, Peng C, MacFarlane DR, Yuan YZ. Transformation of cellulosic saccharides into alkyl glucosides catalyzed by bifunctional ionic liquids. Chem Commun (Camb) 2018; 54:11969-11972. [PMID: 30289137 DOI: 10.1039/c8cc05700a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Three kinds of hydrophobic/acidic bifunctional ionic liquids, which contain two different anions, were synthesized and utilized as catalysts for the conversion of cellulosic saccharides into alkyl glucosides, which exhibit a high catalytic conversion for cellobiose and cellulose with a low degree of crystallinity; the catalyst can be easily recovered and reused.
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- Han-Cheng Zhou
- Key Laboratory for Utility of Environment-Friendly Composite Materials and Biomass in University of Gansu Province, College of Chemical Engineering, Northwest Minzu University, Lanzhou 730030, P. R. China.
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Qaroush AK, Alshamaly HS, Alazzeh SS, Abeskhron RH, Assaf KI, Eftaiha AF. Inedible saccharides: a platform for CO 2 capturing. Chem Sci 2018; 9:1088-1100. [PMID: 29675154 PMCID: PMC5892407 DOI: 10.1039/c7sc04706a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The economic viability of eco-friendly and renewable materials promotes the development of an alternative technology for climate change mitigation. Investigations reported over the past few years have allowed understanding the mechanism of action for a wide spectrum of saccharides toward carbon dioxide (CO2), in terms of reactivity, reversibility, stability and uptake. Exploiting bio-renewables, viz., inedible saccharides, to reduce the anthropogenic carbon footprint upon providing a sustainable and promising technology that is of interest to different groups of scientists, to overcome demerits associated with the current state-of-the-art aqueous amine scrubbing agents, following a "green chemistry guideline", by employing materials with properties relevant to the environment toward sustainable development. The interdisciplinary nature of research in this area provides a large body of literature that would meet the interest of the broad readership of different multidisciplinary fields. Although many reports emphasize the use of biomass in various industrial products ranging from pharmaceutics, medical preparations, soaps, textiles, cosmetics, household cleaners, and so on, to our knowledge there is no focused article that addresses the application of saccharides for CO2 sequestration. In this review, we highlight the recent advances on the use of oligo-, poly- and cyclic saccharides to achieve a reversible binding of CO2. The future research directions are discussed to provide insight toward achieving sustainable development through implementing bio-renewables.
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- Abdussalam K Qaroush
- Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Science , The University of Jordan , Amman 11942 , Jordan .
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- Department of Chemistry , The Hashemite University , P. O. Box 150459 , Zarqa 13115 , Jordan .
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- Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Science , The University of Jordan , Amman 11942 , Jordan .
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- Department of Chemistry , Faculty of Science , The University of Jordan , Amman 11942 , Jordan .
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- Department of Life Sciences and Chemistry , Jacobs University Bremen , Campus Ring 1 , 28759 Bremen , Germany .
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- Department of Chemistry , The Hashemite University , P. O. Box 150459 , Zarqa 13115 , Jordan .
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Viscosity and Rheology of Ionic Liquid Mixtures Containing Cellulose and Cosolvents for Advanced Processing. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2017. [DOI: 10.1021/bk-2017-1250.ch008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/13/2023]
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Minnick DL, Flores RA, DeStefano MR, Scurto AM. Cellulose Solubility in Ionic Liquid Mixtures: Temperature, Cosolvent, and Antisolvent Effects. J Phys Chem B 2016; 120:7906-19. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcb.6b04309] [Citation(s) in RCA: 104] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- David L. Minnick
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering and Center for Environmentally Beneficial Catalysis, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas 66045, United States
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Chang HC, Zhang RL, Hsu DT. The effect of pressure on cation-cellulose interactions in cellulose/ionic liquid mixtures. Phys Chem Chem Phys 2016; 17:27573-8. [PMID: 26425979 DOI: 10.1039/c5cp04607f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Cation-cellulose interactions in binary mixtures of [EMIM][OAc] and cellulose have been investigated using high-pressure infrared spectroscopy. At low concentrations of cellulose, almost no changes were observed in the imidazolium C(2)-H frequency; on the other hand, at high concentrations of cellulose, increases in the C(2)-H vibration frequency were observed under ambient pressure. As the pressure was elevated, the imidazolium C(2)-H absorption of the [EMIM][OAc]/cellulose mixtures underwent band-narrowing and blue-shifts in the frequency. These observations suggest that high pressures may strengthen the hydrogen bonds formed between C(2)-H and cellulose, possibly forcing the cellulose to dissociate clusters of ionic liquid through enhanced cation-cellulose interactions. In contrast to the cation-cellulose interaction results, the COO(-) absorption of the anion does not show dramatic changes under high pressures. Our results indicate the possibility of enhanced cation-cellulose interactions through pressure elevation, demonstrating that high pressures may have the potential to tune the relative contributions of cation-cellulose and anion-cellulose interactions in cellulose/ionic liquid mixtures.
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- Hai-Chou Chang
- Department of Chemistry, National Dong Hwa University, Shoufeng, Hualien 974, Taiwan.
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Zhang X, Zhao W, Li Y, Li C, Yuan Q, Cheng G. Synergistic effect of pretreatment with dimethyl sulfoxide and an ionic liquid on enzymatic digestibility of white poplar and pine. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra14206k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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A systematic study on the interactions between dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and an ionic liquid (IL), 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate (EmimAc), during lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment was performed.
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- Xin Zhang
- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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- College of Life Science and Technology
- Beijing University of Chemical Technology
- Beijing
- China
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