scholarly journals OXIDATIVE-ORGANOSOLVENT DELEGIFICATION OF WHEAT STRAW

Author(s):  
Irina Trembus ◽  
Nina Semenenko

Urgency of the research. Expansion of the raw material base of the pulp and paper industry of Ukraine takes place through the use of alternative types of vegetable raw materials, namely wheat straw, and the improvement of environmentally friendly oxidative-organosolvent technology for the production of straw pulp. Target setting. Methods for the delignification of vegetable raw materials using the oxidant – hydrogen peroxide – are currently available. The disadvantage of these methods is the high consumption of the oxidant, which constitutes 90 % by weight of absolutely dry raw material that significantly increases the cost of technical cellulose. Therefore, it is necessary to improve the technological parameters of the delignification process of wheat straw with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. Recent open-access publications have been reviewed, including literature on oxidative-organosolvent delignification methods of plant material using peroxoacids. Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Investigation of technological parameters of oxidative-organosolvent delignification for the reduction of oxidant consumption and determination of optimal values of temperature and duration of the delignification process of wheat straw with the mixture of hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. The research objective. Investigation of straw pulp production method in order to reduce the consumption of cooking reagents while increasing the physical- mechanical properties and yield of the target product. The statement of basic materials. A method of obtaining straw pulp from wheat straw shreddings in acetic acid media with the hydrogen peroxide consumption 50 % by weight of absolutely dry raw material was investigated. The content of the main components in the raw vegetable material was determined. The effect of the delignification conditions, namely the temperature and cooking duration, on the yield of the fibrous semi-finished product, the content of residual lignin and the content of cellulose was studied. It was shown that the increase of temperature from 70 °C to 90 °C and duration of vegetable raw materials processing from 60 to 180 min lead to the decrease in yield by 28 %, the content of residual lignin by 6.5 %, while the cellulose content in the fibrous semi-finished product increased by 21 %. Calculated regression equations adequately described the experimental data and could be used as a mathematical model of the delignification process of wheat straw by hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid media. Optimal values of technological parameters of the wheat straw cooking process were determined using the method of multicriterion optimization of the delignification conditions. Conclusions. Calculated regression equations adequately described the production process of straw cellulose by hydrogen peroxide delignification in acetic acid. Established optimal technological parameters provided obtaining a final product with high quality indicators (yield 78.2%, residual lignin content 3.6%, cellulose content 65.4%, breaking length – 6200 m, punching resistance 210 kPa, tearing resistance – 425 mN, folding endurance 625 n.d.b.).

Author(s):  
Irina Trembus ◽  
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Nina Semenenko ◽  

Urgency of the research. Involvement of secondary raw materials in the form of agricultural waste and development of new ecologically safe ways of delignification of vegetable raw materials to solve problems of environmental pollution.Target setting. Available methods of delignification of vegetable raw materials using oxidant - hydrogen peroxide allow to obtain a fibrous semi-finished product with a high yield, but with strength values of 15-30% lower compared to fibrous semi-finished products obtained bycooking solutions at pH > 7. Therefore, it is necessary to improve existing methods. hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid.Actual scientific researches and issues analysis. The latest available domestic and foreign publications on oxidative-organosolvent methods of delignification of plant raw materials using peroxyacids and alcohols were considered in detail.Uninvestigated parts of general matters defining. Research of technology of oxidative-organosolvent delignification of vegetable raw materials with useof alcohol as a part of a cooking solution and definition of optimum values of technological parameters (temperature and duration) of process of reception of straw fibrous semi-finished products.The research objective. Investigation of technological parameters of straw cellulose production in the system acetic acid-hydrogen peroxide-water-ethyl alcohol in order to increase the physical and mechanical parameters and the yield of the target product.The statement of basic materials.A two-stage method for producing straw pulp from wheat straw at the first stage has been investigated. Delignification was carried out in the “acetic acid-hydrogen peroxide-water” environment at a hydrogen peroxide consumption of 50% of the mass of absolutely dry raw material (a.d.r.m.) and at the second stage of cooking, 40 volume% of ethyl alcohol was added to the cooking solution to replace the same amount of spent cooking solution after the first stage. The content of the main components in the original plant raw materials isdetermined. The influence of delignifica-tion conditions, namely temperature and duration of cooking on the yield of fibrous semi-finished product, the content of re-sidual lignin, cellulose content and strength indicators was studied. It is shown that the temperature increase at the first stage of the process from 50 ºС to 70 ºС, at the second stage from 80 to 100 ºС and the duration of processing of vegetable raw materials from 60 to 120 min. and from 60 to 180 minutes, according to the stages of the delignification process, leads to a decrease in yield by 7.9-18.9%, the residual lignin content by 4.27-9.11%, while the cellulose content in the fibrous semi-finished product increases by 10.1-15.8%. It is investigated that the indicators of mechanical strength of the obtained fibrous semi - finished products increase with increasing temperature and duration of processing of raw materials. Regression equa-tions for each stage of cooking are calculated, which adequately describe the experimentaldata and can be used as a mathe-matical model of the process of delignification of wheat straw with hydrogen peroxide in acetic acid. The method of multicrite-ria optimization of delignification conditions determines the optimal values of technological parameters of the wheat straw cooking process. The lignin-carbohydrate diagram of delignification of vegetable raw materials is offered. The number in which various methods of delignification of wheat straw are located on efficiency is defined.Conclusions. The technology of obtaining straw fibrous semi-finished products in the system "acetic acid-hydrogen per-oxide-water-ethanol" has been developed. Regression equations are calculated that adequately describe the experimental data and can be usedas a mathematical model of the investigated method of obtaining straw fibrous semi-finished product. The optimal technological parameters are established, which ensure the production of the final product with high quality indicators. The lignin-carbohydrate diagram of delignification of wheat straw stalks by different cooking methods is given.


2011 ◽  
Vol 284-286 ◽  
pp. 786-790 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin Bao Li ◽  
Mei Yun Zhang ◽  
Ya Ling Yang ◽  
Ling Ying Jia

Agriculture wastes-- wheat straw is used as raw material to take place of cotton and wood pulp in this research. In order to separating of the crude cellulose, non-polluting ethanol/acetic acid binary solvent system is utilized to dissolve lignin. Then pure cellulose is obtained by refining processing. Finally, microcrystalline cellulose is obtained by acid hydrolysis, grinding and the subsequent process. The paper focuses on the effect of the dosage of acetic acid in the binary solvent system on separating efficiency of wheat straw cellulose, and analyzing the effects of acetic acid dosage on kappa number, yield, α-cellulose content and crystallinity of the wheat straw crude cellulose. The results indicated that acetic acid can promote the removal of lignin and hemicellulose degradation, and is conducive to improve the purity of crude fiber. The lignin removed mainly adsorbed and deposited onto the surface of crude cellulose. The optimum dosage of acetic acid in the thermal decomposition system of wheat straw is 2%. Under the optimum condition, the crystallinity of crude cellulose is the highest, the yield and α-cellulose content are both rather high, but a low Kappa number.


2020 ◽  
pp. 88-92
Author(s):  
V. V. Kondratenko ◽  
N. E. Posokina

Relevance and methodology. Today, white cabbage is the most popular type of vegetable raw materials used for fermentation not only in Russia, but also in other countries. To obtain a variety of flavors and shades of flavor, various vegetables (carrots, sweet peppers), fruit (apples, cranberries) and spicy-aromatic additives (cumin, dill seed, etc.) are added to the cabbage during fermentation. During fermentation, the product contains not only the initial components of the raw material (vitamin C, macro-and micronutrients), but also significantly increases the number of lactic acid microorganisms – the main "participants" in the process.One of the main products of the metabolism of lactic acid microorganisms is lactic acid. At a concentration of 0.5%, it begins to inhibit the development of many microorganisms. When reaching a concentration of 1-2% microbiological enzymatic hydrolysis, as a rule, ceases. The accumulation of acetic acid allows us to judge the intensity of the heterofermentative stage of fermentation using strains of lactic acid microorganisms.Results. The L. plantarum + L. casei consortium has shown a synergistic interaction in the accumulation of lactic acid, since the amount of acid produced by the consortium significantly exceeds the amount of acid produced by each strain separately. This point is also noted for the accumulation of acetic acid. In the L. brevis + L. casei consortium, the opposite situation is observed: when using cultures separately, the accumulation of lactic acid occurs to a greater extent than when using two cultures simultaneously. There are no obvious differences between monocultures and the consortium in terms of acetic acid accumulation. In the case of the L. plantarum + L. brevis consortium, we observe a synergistic interaction, with the dominant role in this consortium played by L. plantarum, and the contribution of L. brevis to the accumulation of lactic acid is insignificant. At the same time, the total resulting accumulation of acetic acid is significantly less than the result of each strain separately, which may indicate a negative mutual effect of the participants in the process. Acid degradation of the polysaccharide matrix of cell walls does not occur during the entire fermentation process.


2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Tian ◽  
Yiyi Chen ◽  
Fei Shen ◽  
Maoyuan Luo ◽  
Mei Huang ◽  
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Abstract Background Peroxyacetic acid involved chemical pretreatment is effective in lignocellulose deconstruction and oxidation. However, these peroxyacetic acid are usually artificially added. Our previous work has shown that the newly developed PHP pretreatment (phosphoric acid plus hydrogen peroxide) is promising in lignocellulose biomass fractionation through an aggressive oxidation process, while the information about the synergistic effect between H3PO4 and H2O2 is quite lack, especially whether some strong oxidant intermediates is existed. In this work, we reported the PHP pretreatment system could self-generate peroxyacetic acid oxidant, which mediated the overall lignocellulose deconstruction, and hemicellulose/lignin degradation. Results The PHP pretreatment profile on wheat straw and corn stalk were investigated. The pathways/mechanisms of peroxyacetic acid mediated-PHP pretreatment were elucidated through tracing the structural changes of each component. Results showed that hemicellulose was almost completely solubilized and removed, corresponding to about 87.0% cellulose recovery with high digestibility. Rather high degrees of delignification of 83.5% and 90.0% were achieved for wheat straw and corn stalk, respectively, with the aid of peroxyacetic acid oxidation. A clearly positive correlation was found between the concentration of peroxyacetic acid and the extent of lignocellulose deconstruction. Peroxyacetic acid was mainly self-generated through H2O2 oxidation of acetic acid that was produced from hemicellulose deacetylation and lignin degradation. The self-generated peroxyacetic acid then further contributed to lignocellulose deconstruction and delignification. Conclusions The synergistic effect of H3PO4 and H2O2 in the PHP solvent system could efficiently deconstruct wheat straw and corn stalk lignocellulose through an oxidation-mediated process. The main function of H3PO4 was to deconstruct biomass recalcitrance and degrade hemicellulose through acid hydrolysis, while the function of H2O2 was to facilitate the formation of peroxyacetic acid. Peroxyacetic acid with stronger oxidation ability was generated through the reaction between H2O2 and acetic acid, which was released from xylan and lignin oxidation/degradation. This work elucidated the generation and function of peroxyacetic acid in the PHP pretreatment system, and also provide useful information to tailor peroxide-involved pretreatment routes, especially at acidic conditions. Graphical abstract


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Purwo Subekti

This researchs aims to to find out about the potential of palm oil as a raw material of foam firefighting peat fires in Indonesia.By using the method of literature approach to previous researchers, can be in the know that the vegetable raw materials with thepotential to be developed in Indonesia as a raw material of foam extinguishing peat fires is palm oil. In addition to theavailability of environmentally friendly palm oil is also guaranteed and sustained since 2015, Indonesia produced palm oil andits derivatives amounted to 32.5 million tons, to meet the domestic demand of 18.77% while exports amounted to 81.23%..Utilization of palm oil as a raw material foam fire extinguisher is one form of support to the Indonesian government in order toincrease the downstream and value-added palm oil products as well as reduce the level of risk of peat fires


2019 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Zainul Arifin ◽  
Istutik Istutik ◽  
Amir Kusnanto

Candy is a snack that is loved by children and adolescents, because it tastes sweet, has a distinctive aroma and is affordable. Many types of candy both made from artificial ingredients and from natural ingredients. Specially soft and chewy jelly candy is much loved by young people.A businessman partner named Dian Falah Fitriyana, ST is located at Jl. Ikan Hiu II / 19 Tunjungsekar Village, Lowokwaru District, Malang City innovates by producing jelly candy from fruit raw materials (apple jelly candy and dragon fruit jelly candy) and made from vegetable raw materials (Moringa jelly candy and carrot jelly candy). As it is known that apples, dragon fruit and vegetable Moringa and carrots have many health benefits. Raw material for jelly candy is only taken from the juice and not added with preservatives.The purpose of the PKM program is to increase the production capacity of partner entrepreneurs and provide online marketing training, training and accounting assistance, so that partner entrepreneurs can make financial reports needed for a productive business.The problem of micro entrepreneurs in general is not being able to increase their production because of limited capital, which has the effect of not being able to add or replace their more modern production facilities. Marketing limitations and not doing financial records properly. The Community Partnership Program (PKM), which provides production support equipment and management improvements, will certainly increase production outputThe solutions offered by the PKM program to increase the production capacity of partner entrepreneurs are to provide juicers, sterilitators, sealers, digital scales, LPG ovens, containers, trays, containers. Meanwhile, to improve financial management and product marketing, the Team provides training and mentoring in accounting and marketing training. It is expected that partner entrepreneurs are able to make financial records (cash flow) and market their products through internet marketing.Partner entrepreneurs with the help of new equipment from the PKM program are targeting production to increase by 50% to 100%. This optimistic target is achieved due to juice, sterilitators, chopper machines, large ovens and more modern production facilities, entrepreneurs will be able to serve the demands of more consumers.The progress of PKM program activities has reached 70% of the target, but there are still activities to assist in making financial reporting and online marketing.


2019 ◽  
Vol 48 (3) ◽  
pp. 547-557
Author(s):  
Hui-Jin Liu ◽  
Li Zhang ◽  
Yan-Nian Xu ◽  
Xiao-Ping Zhang ◽  
Xiao-Hong Li

The bark of Pteroceltis tatarinowii Maxim., an endemic tree in Ulmaceae, is the main raw material for manufacturing Xuan Paper which is widely used in calligraphy and painting field. The characteristics of P. tatarinowii bark is the main limiting factor for the quality of Xuan Paper specially the content of cellulose and lignin. The molecular basis related to cellulose and lignin synthesis in P. tatarinowii would be helpful to understand and seek higher quality raw materials for Xuan Paper. RNA-seq was utilized to reveal transcriptome differences in P. tatarinowii from three far isolated localities (AL, JX and XA) under different climate environments. A total of 290 million reads were generated for further analysis in three libraries. In total, 2,850, 2,038 and 1,986 DEGs were identified in XA, JX and AL, respectively. Compared with the sample from XA, there were 822 up-regulated and 1706 down-regulated in AL sample. AL sample has 611 up-regulated genes and 647 down-regulated genes in comparison with JX sample. Comparing XA and JX samples, 443 were up-regulated and 1,783 were down-regulated in XA. Three samples had similar GO enrichment patterns. There were 19 and 9 genes identified as CESA and CSL (E-value less than 1.0E-20), respectively. Although no significant expression differences were found in three samples, KOB1, GPI-anchored protein gene and CTL1 were differently expressed, and KOB1 and GPI-anchored protein gene were up-regulated in JX. A number of the unigenes (474) that were involved in ‘phenylpropanoid biosynthesis’, were mostly not differently expressed. Only a few genes annotated as PAL, 4CL, C4H and CAD were significantly different in expression. In AL, 3 CAD and 1 PAL were up-regulated, whereas 6 CAD, 3 4CL and 1 HCT were up-regulated in XA, and 1 PAL, 2 4CL, 2 C4H in JX. JX sample had the highest cellulose content and XA sample had the highest lignin content, which being consistent with the hierarchical cluster analysis of differently expressed genes. Differences in the expression of these genes might influence the cellulose and lignin content.


Author(s):  
Agnieszka Wróblewska

Abstract This work presents the studies on the optimization of the process of phenol hydroxylation over the Ti-MWW catalyst. The medium of the reaction was only water introduced into the rector with the 30 wt% hydrogen peroxide (oxidizing agent) and formed during the reaction from the hydrogen peroxide. For the mathematical optimization the rotatable-uniform design was used. The main investigated technological parameters were: the temperature, the molar ratio of phenol/hydrogen peroxide, the catalyst content and the reaction time. The course of the main functions describing the process were presented in the form of layer drawings. The analysis of the layer drawings allowed to establish the most beneficial parameters for this process. Studies have shown that in water solution it is best to conduct phenol hydroxylation process at: the temperature of 93-100oC, phenol/hydrogen peroxide molar ratio 0.9-1, catalyst concentration 3-3.5 wt% and during the reaction time of 55-60 minutes. Under these conditions, it is possible to achieve phenol conversion of 85 mol%, selectivity of transformation to organic compounds in relation to phenol consumed 50 mol% and the yield of hydroquinone about 19 mol%. The phenol hydroxylation method, presented in this article, is a preferred alternative to conventional solutions, as it is more environmentally and cost-effective, taking into account consumption of raw materials and energy.


2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (2.13) ◽  
pp. 297
Author(s):  
Svetlana N. Butova ◽  
Vera A. Salnikova ◽  
Lyudmila A. Ivanova ◽  
Irina D. Schegoleva ◽  
Lyudmila A. Churmasova

The article presents the results of author scientific research dealing with the use of saponins, biologically active substances in food and cosmetics technology. The problems of their formation in plants, the chemical nature and the features are considered, biological and physico-chemical properties of saponins are studied. By their nature, saponins are divided into steroid and triterpene, differing by glycoside part of a molecule, thus, with different biological and chemical properties, but they are all capable to develop foam in aqueous solutions, and this feature is the origin of their name. The name originated from the word «Sapo», which means soap. It should be noted that at present saponins are not studied fully as other biologically active substances (BAS), although they are of interest and relevance. In the course of scientific work, about 20 species of saponin-containing plant material, both steroid and triterpene ones, were selected and analyzed for the determination of saponins. The selection of raw materials with the highest content was performed for their further use in cosmetics and as the surfactants in the production of emulsion food products. The following research methods were used in the work: qualitative reactions to the presence of saponins, foaming, saponin extraction, the release from dry aqueous extract of both steroid and triterpin ones. The method and the scheme of their release and precipitation are presented in the article.The work was carried out within the framework of the state assignment of FSBEI HE «Moscow State University of Food Production» No. 14.7404.2017/бч «Scientific and applied bases of application of traditional and nonconventional vegetable raw materials and secondary products of its processing (fruit and berry, grain, bean, oil, essential oil, herbs) in technology of specialized products of the food industry, cosmetology and pharmacy»  


2021 ◽  
Vol IV (2) ◽  
pp. 128-138
Author(s):  
Alina Boistean ◽  

Vinegar is one of the oldest fermented products in the world and its production dates back to around 2000 BC. It is a liquid fermentation product that consists from 4% to 9% acetic acid, which is commonly used and consumed globally, either directly or as a condiment in food. It is produced by two-stage fermentation systems, i.e., the alcoholic fermentation of sugary substrates and subsequently, the acetous fermentation (oxidation) of the ethanol into acetic acid. There are numerous different types of vinegars produced worldwide based on the raw material and the production method used. Among all the vinegars available, the most common types of vinegar, produced in different parts of the world, and including some top-quality famous products, are “cider vinegar,” “balsamic vinegar,” “wine vinegar,” “rice vinegar,” and “malt vinegar.” Tropical fruit vinegars and vinegars made from any kind of agricultural surpluses are also available. The different raw materials and the methods used for the production of the different types of vinegars lead to a variety of products with distinctive characteristics. In this paper, definitions, local market and legislation and current trends in vinegar production are briefly highlighted and discussed.


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