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MEMBRANES
Volume 12, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/membranes12010086
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DES; ultrafiltration; biomass treatment; concentrating; solvent purification; lignin recovery; cellulose membrane
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- Kymin Osakeyhtioen 100-vuotissaeaetioe
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Ultrafiltration was utilized in the purification of spent Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) to recover lignin fractions and purify the solvent. By adding ethanol as a cosolvent and utilizing 10 kDa and 5 kDa membranes in a two-pass ultrafiltration process, about 95% of dissolved polymeric compounds were removed from the spent DES.
Ultrafiltration was employed in the purification of spent Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES, a mixture of choline chloride and lactic acid, 1:10, respectively) used in the extraction of lignin from lignocellulosic biomass. The aim of this was to recover different lignin fractions and to purify spent solvent. The results revealed that the commercial regenerated cellulose membranes-RC70PP and Ultracel 5 kDa UF membranes-could be used in the treatment of the spent DES. The addition of cosolvent (ethanol) to the spent DES decreased solvent's viscosity, which enabled filtration. With two-pass ultrafiltration process with 10 kDa and 5 kDa membranes about 95% of the dissolved polymeric compounds (lignin and hemicelluloses) were removed from the spent DES. The utilized membranes also showed the capability to fractionate polymeric compounds into two fractions-above and under 10,000 Da. Moreover, the 10 kDa cellulose-based membrane showed good stability during a continuous period of three weeks exposure to the solution of DES and ethanol. Its pure water permeability decreased only by 3%. The results presented here demonstrate the possibility to utilize cellulose membranes in the treatment of spent DES to purify the solvent and recover the interesting compounds.
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