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JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
Volume 82, Issue 11, Pages 1039-1044Publisher
JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD
DOI: 10.1002/jctb.1764
Keywords
autocatalytic glycerol organosolv pretreatment; enzymatic hydrolysis; lignocellulosic biomass; wheat straw; cellulose; lignin
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Background: Because ethanol organosolv pulping requires high pressure and is highly volatile, an atmospheric autocatalytic glycerol organosolv pretreatment process has been investigated. Enzymatic hydrolysis of wheat straw pretreated using this method was evaluated to explore a novel, economically competitive and environmentally friendly pretreatment technology for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass. The method also provides economical utilization of industrial glycerol, helping to cope with the challenge of the excess production of glycerol and to further defray the cost of biodiesel production. Results: With preliminary optimization of the parameters in the pretreatment process, pretreatment performed at 240 degrees C for 4 h with the glycerol addition of 15 g g(-1) dry feedstock and wash at 80 degrees C led to high recovery of cellulose (95%) and good removal of lignin (>70%), which formed, respectively, 80% and 10% of the pulp. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the pretreated wheat straw yielded 90% of theoretically achievable sugar after 24 h and 92% after 48 h. Conclusion: Atmospheric autocatalytic glycerol organosolv pretreatment removed significant amounts of hemicellulose and lignin without affecting good cellulose recovery. The proposed novel strategy increased the susceptible of wheat straw to enzyme attack and led to enzymatic hydrolysis that was comparable with that achieved using ethanol organosolv pretreatment. (C) 2007 Society of Chemical Industry
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