Understanding mild acid pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse through particle scale modeling

Abstract Background Pretreatment is the key step for utilizing lignocellulosic biomass, which can extract cellulose from lignin and disrupt its recalcitrant crystalline structure to allow much more effective enzymatic hydrolysis; and organic acids pretreatment with dual benefic for generating xylooligosaccharides and boosting enzymatic hydrolysis has been widely used in adding values to lignocellulose materials. In this work, furoic acid, a novel recyclable organic acid as catalyst, was employed to pretreat sugarcane bagasse to recover the xylooligosaccharides fraction from hemicellulose and boost the subsequent cellulose saccharification. Results The FA-assisted hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse using 3% furoic acid at 170 °C for 15 min resulted in the highest xylooligosaccharides yield of 45.6%; subsequently, 83.1 g/L of glucose was harvested by a fed-batch operation with a solid loading of 15%. Overall, a total of 120 g of xylooligosaccharides and 335 g glucose could be collected from 1000 g sugarcane bagasse starting from the furoic acid pretreatment. Furthermore, furoic acid can be easily recovered by cooling crystallization. Conclusion This work put forward a novel furoic acid pretreatment method to convert sugarcane bagasse into xylooligosaccharides and glucose, which provides a strategy that the sugar and nutraceutical industries can be used to reduce the production cost. The developed process showed that the yields of xylooligosaccharides and byproducts were controllable by shortening the reaction time; meanwhile, the recyclability of furoic acid also can potentially reduce the pretreatment cost and potentially replace the traditional mineral acids pretreatment.

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Dilute mixed-acid pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for ethanol production

Biomass and Bioenergy ◽

10.1016/j.biombioe.2010.10.018 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 35 (1) ◽

pp. 663-670 ◽

Cited By ~ 148

Author(s):

George Jackson de Moraes Rocha ◽

Carlos Martin ◽

Isaias Barbosa Soares ◽

Ana Maria Souto Maior ◽

Henrique Macedo Baudel ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ethanol Production ◽

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Acid Pretreatment ◽

Mixed Acid

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Two-stage alkaline and acid pretreatment applied to sugarcane bagasse to enrich the cellulosic fraction and improve enzymatic digestibility

Detritus ◽

10.31025/2611-4135/2020.14005 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 106-113

Author(s):

Longinus Ifeanyi Igbojionu ◽

Cecilia Laluce ◽

Edison Pecoraro

Keyword(s):

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Maleic Acid ◽

Ethanol Yield ◽

High Yield ◽

Enzymatic Digestibility ◽

Acid Pretreatment ◽

Two Stage ◽

Second Stage ◽

One Stage ◽

Naoh Pretreatment

Sugarcane bagasse (SB) is made up of cellulose (32-43%), hemicellulose (19-34%) and lignin (14-30%). Due to high recalcitrant nature of SB, pretreatment is required to deconstruct its structure and enrich the cellulosic fraction. A two-stage NaOH and maleic acid pretreatment was applied to SB to enrich its cellulosic fraction. SB used in the present study is composed of cellulose (40.4 wt%), hemicellulose (20.9 wt%), lignin (22.5 wt%) and ash (4.0 wt%). After one-stage NaOH pretreatment, its cellulosic fraction increased to 61.8 wt% and later increased to 80.1 wt% after the second-stage acid pretreatment. Lignin fraction decreased to 3.0 wt% after one-stage NaOH pretreatment and remained unaffected after the acid pretreatment step. Hemicellulose fraction decreased substantially after the second-stage pretreatment with maleic acid. Pretreated SB displayed high crystallinity index and improved enzymatic digestibility. Hydrolysates of pretreated SB contained very low amount of xylose and subsequent fermentation by Saccharomyces cerevisiae -IQAr/45-1 resulted to ethanol level of 8.94 g/L. Maximal ethanol yield of 0.49 g/g (95.8% of theoretical yield) and productivity of 0.28 g/L/h was attained. At the same time, biomass yield and productivity of 0.47 g/g and 0.27 g/L/h respectively were obtained. Two-stage NaOH and maleic acid pretreatment led to ~ two-fold increase in cellulosic fraction and enhanced the enzymatic digestibility of SB up to 70.4%. The resulted enzymatic hydrolysate was efficiently utilized by S. cerevisiae -IQAr/45-1 to produce high yield of ethanol. Thus, optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis at low enzyme loading is expected to further improve the process and reduce cost.

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A novel recyclable furoic acid-assisted pretreatment for sugarcane bagasse biorefinery in co-production of xylooligosaccharides and glucose

10.21203/rs.3.rs-109722/v1 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lin Dai ◽

Tian Huang ◽

Kankan Jiang ◽

Xin Zhou ◽

Yong Xu

Keyword(s):

Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Production Cost ◽

Solid Loading ◽

Fed Batch ◽

Acid Pretreatment ◽

Furoic Acid ◽

Cooling Crystallization ◽

Mineral Acids ◽

Hydrolysis Of

Abstract Background: Pretreatment is the key step for utilizing lignocellulosic biomass, which can extract cellulose from lignin and disrupt its recalcitrant crystalline structure to allow much more effective enzymatic hydrolysis; and organic acids pretreatment with dual benefic for generating xylooligosaccharides and boosting enzymatic hydrolysis has been widely used in adding values to lignocellulose materials. In this work, furoic acid, a novel recyclable organic acid as catalyst, was employed to pretreat sugarcane bagasse to recover the xylooligosaccharides fraction from hemicellulose and boost the subsequent cellulose saccharification. Results: The FA-assisted hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse using 3% furoic acid at 170 oC for 15 min resulted in the highest xylooligosaccharides yield of 45.6%; subsequently, 83.1 g/L of glucose was harvested by a fed-batch operation with a solid loading of 15%. Overall, a total of 120 g of xylooligosaccharides and 335 g glucose could be collected from 1000 g sugarcane bagasse starting from the furoic acid pretreatment. Furthermore, furoic acid can be easily recovered by cooling crystallization.Conclusion: This work put forward a novel furoic acid pretreatment method to convert sugarcane bagasse into xylooligosaccharides and glucose, which provides a strategy that the sugar and nutraceutical industries can be used to reduce the production cost. The developed process showed that the yields of xylooligosaccharides and byproducts were controllable by shortening the reaction time; meanwhile, the recyclability of furoic acid also can potentially reduce the pretreatment cost and potentially replace the traditional mineral acids pretreatment.

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Effect of Subsequent Dilute Acid and Enzymatic Hydrolysis on Reducing Sugar Production from Sugarcane Bagasse and Spent Citronella Biomass

Journal of Energy ◽

10.1155/2016/8506214 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2016 ◽

pp. 1-12 ◽

Cited By ~ 20

Author(s):

Robinson Timung ◽

Narendra Naik Deshavath ◽

Vaibhav V. Goud ◽

Venkata V. Dasu

Keyword(s):

Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Crystallinity Index ◽

Sem Analysis ◽

Reducing Sugar ◽

Dilute Acid Pretreatment ◽

Crystalline Cellulose ◽

Dilute Acid ◽

Acid Pretreatment ◽

Hydrolysis Of

This work was aimed at investigating the effect of process parameters on dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of spent citronella biomass (after citronella oil extraction) and sugarcane bagasse on total reducing sugar (TRS) yield. In acid pretreatment, the parameters studied were acid concentration, temperature, and time. At the optimized condition (0.1 M H2SO4, 120°C, and 120 min), maximum TRS obtained was 452.27 mg·g−1and 487.50 mg·g−1for bagasse and citronella, respectively. Enzymatic hydrolysis of the pretreated biomass usingTrichoderma reesei26291 showed maximum TRS yield of 226.99 mg·g−1for citronella and 282.85 mg·g−1for bagasse at 10 FPU, 50°C, and 48 hr. The maximum crystallinity index (CI) of bagasse and citronella after acid pretreatment obtained from X-ray diffraction analysis was 64.41% and 56.18%, respectively. Decreased CI after enzymatic hydrolysis process to 37.28% and 34.16% for bagasse and citronella, respectively, revealed effective conversion of crystalline cellulose to glucose. SEM analysis of the untreated and treated biomass revealed significant hydrolysis of holocellulose and disruption of lignin.

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Saccharification of sugarcane bagasse by magnetic carbon-based solid acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis

Industrial Crops and Products ◽

10.1016/j.indcrop.2020.113159 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 113159

Author(s):

Si Lu ◽

Qiong Wang ◽

Zheng Liang ◽

Wen Wang ◽

Cuiyi Liang ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Solid Acid ◽

Acid Pretreatment ◽

Magnetic Carbon ◽

Carbon Based

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Enhancing sugar recovery from sugarcane bagasse by kinetic analysis of a two-step dilute acid pretreatment process

Biomass and Bioenergy ◽

10.1016/j.biombioe.2013.07.006 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 57 ◽

pp. 149-160 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Danie Diedericks ◽

Eugéne van Rensburg ◽

Johann F. Görgens

Keyword(s):

Kinetic Analysis ◽

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Dilute Acid Pretreatment ◽

Sugar Recovery ◽

Dilute Acid ◽

Acid Pretreatment

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Influence of Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment and Inhibitor of Sugarcane Bagasse on the Production of Fermentable Sugar and Ethanol

Applied Science and Engineering Progress ◽

10.14416/j.asep.2021.07.006 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Elizabeth Jayex Panakkal ◽

Malinee Sriariyanun ◽

Jakaphan Ratanapoompinyo ◽

Patchanee Yasurin ◽

Kraipat Cheenkachorn ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sulfuric Acid ◽

Acid Concentration ◽

Sugarcane Bagasse ◽

Agricultural Waste ◽

Reducing Sugar ◽

Alternative Methods ◽

Acid Pretreatment ◽

Box Behnken Design ◽

Sulfuric Acid Pretreatment ◽

Pretreated Biomass

Improper disposal of agricultural waste after harvesting season has posed serious health and environmental issues. Alternative methods to utilize agricultural waste to produce a value-added product, especially biofuel, have become the focus of research and industrial stakeholders. To make the process feasible, the maximum conversion should be achieved with the optimum operational condition. This research applied Response Surface Methodology (RSM) with the Box-Behnken design (BBD) to optimize sulfuric acid pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse by varying three pretreatment factors namely, acid concentration (0.5–3.5%), temperature (60–140℃), and time (20–100 min). Pretreated biomass was enzymatically hydrolyzed, and the effectiveness of pretreatment was examined according to the reducing sugar concentration. However, inhibitors namely, acetic acid, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (5-HMF), and furfural were produced during pretreatment, which was analyzed through GC-MS analysis. The Box-Behnken design could optimize and correlate the effect of pretreatment parameters on the hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse. The optimum pretreatment condition was predicted at an acid concentration of 3.50%, the temperature of 136.08℃, and the time of 75.36 min to obtain the maximum sugar production. Sugarcane bagasse pretreatment at optimum condition could produce a reducing sugar of 180.15 mg/g-sugarcane bagasse, which is 3.06 folds higher than untreated sugarcane bagasse. However, ethanol yield from pretreated biomass was less than unpretreated biomass because of the inhibitor formation. This study provides a new insight into utilizing agricultural waste in a more efficient and eco-friendly manner.

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