Journal
APPLIED ENERGY
Volume 229, Issue -, Pages 745-755Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.08.038
Keywords
Biorefinery; Autohydrolysis; Ionic liquid; Xylooligosaccharides; Lignin; Enzymatic hydrolysis
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Funding
- Natural Science Foundation of China [31700511]
- China Postdoctoral Science Foundation [2018T110770, 2016M602305]
- Key Project of Hubei Provincial Natural Science Foundation [2014CFA109]
- Innovative and Interdisciplinary Team at HUST [0118261077]
- Independent Innovation Foundation of HUST-Exploration Fund [2014TS092, 2016YXMS288]
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Fractional pretreatment of lignocellulose is compelling to synergistically enhance its carbohydrate and lignin outputs for the extension of renewable energy sources. A two-stage approach using hydrothermal and ionic liquid (1-butyl-3-methylimidazoliumacesulfamate, [bmim]Ace) pretreatments was evaluated for hierarchically extracting hemicelluloses and lignin from Tamarix austromongolica, while providing a cellulose-rich fraction that could be readily hydrolyzed by cellulase for the recovery of fermentable glucose and residual lignin. Autohydrolysate-derived xylooligosaccharides (XOS), high-quality lignin, and accessible cellulose were successively acquired at the end of the process. The molecular weights, structural characteristics, functional groups and transitional fate of hemicelluloses and lignin were thoroughly explored towards a waste-free concept. This integrated biorefinery removed the amorphous portions, disrupted the rigid structure and altered cellulose I to II, thereby improving the enzymatic digestibility from 11.6 to 90.2%. Results confirmed that 60.98 mg/g XOS (DP 2-6), 352 mg/g glucose and 178.2 mg/g lignin were harvested via this coupled process. In-depth HSQC and P-31 NMR techniques signified that the lignins contained large amounts of beta-aryl ether units and hydroxyl groups, rendering them essentially suitable for depolymerizing into aromatic chemicals from biomass to energy. It was reasonable to diversify the energy-oriented product portfolio as a function of this sequential process, such as high-purity XOS, fermentable glucose and lignin, which can remarkably boost the feasibility of bioenergy.
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