scholarly journals Organosolv pretreatment of plant biomass for enhanced enzymatic saccharification

2016 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 360-381 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhanying Zhang ◽  
Mark D. Harrison ◽  
Darryn W. Rackemann ◽  
William O. S. Doherty ◽  
Ian M. O'Hara
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Enzymatic Saccharification ◽  
Organosolv Pretreatment ◽  
Different Types

Pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced enzymatic saccharification with different types of organic solvents are compared and reviewed.

scholarly journals Effects of Organic Solvents on the Organosolv Pretreatment of Degraded Empty Fruit Bunch for Fractionation and Lignin Removal

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (12) ◽  
pp. 6757
Author(s):  
Danny Wei Kit Chin ◽  
Steven Lim ◽  
Yean Ling Pang ◽  
Chun Hsion Lim ◽  
Siew Hoong Shuit ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ethylene Glycol ◽  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Value Added ◽  
Poor Performance ◽  
Empty Fruit Bunch ◽  
Organosolv Pretreatment ◽  
Alkaline Catalyst ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
Mild Temperature

Empty fruit bunch (EFB), which is one of the primary agricultural wastes generated from the palm oil plantation, is generally discharged into the open environment or ends up in landfills. The utilization of this EFB waste for other value-added applications such as activated carbon and biofuels remain low, despite extensive research efforts. One of the reasons is that the EFB is highly vulnerable to microbial and fungi degradation under natural environment owning to its inherent characteristic of high organic matter and moisture content. This can rapidly deteriorate its quality and results in poor performance when processed into other products. However, the lignocellulosic components in degraded EFB (DEFB) still largely remain intact. Consequently, it could become a promising feedstock for production of bio-products after suitable pretreatment with organic solvents. In this study, DEFB was subjected to five different types of organic solvents for the pretreatment, including ethanol, ethylene glycol, 2-propanol, acetic acid and acetone. The effects of temperature and residence time were also investigated during the pretreatment. Organosolv pretreatment in ethylene glycol (50 v/v%) with the addition of NaOH (3 v/v%) as an alkaline catalyst successfully detached 81.5 wt.% hemicellulose and 75.1 wt.% lignin. As high as 90.4 wt.% cellulose was also successfully retrieved at mild temperature (80 °C) and short duration (45 min), while the purity of cellulose in treated DEFB was recorded at 84.3%. High-purity lignin was successfully recovered from the pretreatment liquor by using sulfuric acid for precipitation. The amount of recovered lignin from alkaline ethylene glycol liquor was 74.6% at pH 2.0. The high recovery of cellulose and lignin in DEFB by using organosolv pretreatment rendered it as one of the suitable feedstocks to be applied in downstream biorefinery processes. This can be further investigated in more detailed studies in the future.

ChemInform Abstract: Organosolv Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Enhanced Enzymatic Saccharification

ChemInform ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 47 (12) ◽  
pp. no-no
Author(s):  
Zhanying Zhang ◽  
Mark D. Harrison ◽  
Darryn W. Rackemann ◽  
William O. S. Doherty ◽  
Ian M. O'Hara
Keyword(s):  
Plant Biomass ◽  
Enzymatic Saccharification ◽  
Organosolv Pretreatment

How switching the substituent of a pyrene derivative from a methyl to a butyl affects the fluorescence response of polystyrene randomly labeled with pyrene

2010 ◽  
Vol 88 (3) ◽  
pp. 217-227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mark Ingratta ◽  
Manoj Mathew ◽  
Jean Duhamel
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Excellent Agreement ◽  
Fluorescence Spectra ◽  
Series Solutions ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
Polymer Backbone ◽  
Excimer Fluorescence ◽  
Fluorescence Response ◽  
Different Types ◽  
Blob Model

A series of polystyrenes randomly labeled with 1-pyrenebutanol were prepared by copolymerizing styrene and 1-pyrenebutylacrylate yielding the CoBuE–PS series. Solutions of CoBuE–PS were prepared in nine organic solvents having viscosities ranging from 0.36 to 5.5 mPa·s and the fluorescence spectra and pyrene monomer and excimer fluorescence decays were acquired. Analysis of the fluorescence spectra yielded the IE/IM ratio, whereas analysis of the fluorescence decays with the fluorescence blob model (FBM) yielded the parameters N blobo , <kblob × Nblob> , and k blobo . These parameters were compared to those obtained with two other series of pyrene-labeled polystyrenes, which had been studied earlier, namely CoA–PS and CoE–PS where pyrene was attached to the polymer backbone via a methylamide and benzyl methylether linker, respectively. Although the parameters IE/IM, N blobo , <kblob × Nblob>, and k blobo took different values according to the specific nature of the linker connecting pyrene to the polystyrene backbone, they exhibited trends that were quite similar for all the pyrene-labeled polystyrene constructs. The excellent agreement between the parameters retrieved for the three different types of pyrene-labeled polystyrenes suggests that the FBM accounts satisfyingly for differences in the nature of the label used, while still retrieving information pertinent to the polymer of interest.

Unsymmetrical phthalocyanines with cyclopalladated azo functions

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (02) ◽  
pp. 192-199 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Yasemin Yenilmez Akkurt ◽  
Ali ihsan Okur ◽  
Ahmet Gül
Keyword(s):  
Organic Solvents ◽  
Column Chromatography ◽  
Spectroscopic Analysis ◽  
Palladium Complex ◽  
Palladium Complexes ◽  
High Solubility ◽  
Synthetic Procedure ◽  
Different Types ◽  
New Compounds ◽  
Very High

In this study, a synthetic procedure for unsymmetrical metallophthalocyanines of the form M[Pc(AB3)], where A and B refer to two different types of peripheral functionality, has been developed and the new compounds have been converted to monomeric and dimeric palladium complexes. Asymmetrically substituted phthalocyanines were synthesized with the well-known statistical condensation method, by using two differently substituted precursors, namely 4-(2-ethoxyethoxy)-1-2-dicyanobenzene (1) and 4-{4-[Z/E]-phenylazo]-1-naphthyl}oxy-1,2-dicyanobenzene (2). Consequently, electron-donating 2-ethoxyethoxy groups and electron-withdrawing palladium complex are present in the same structure. Cyclopalladation was performed with [Pd(PhCN)2Cl2] to yield the bis-μ-chloro-bridged dimers and subsequently, the corresponding monomers were obtained by refluxing with three equivalents of potassium acetylacetonate. The resulting products were purified by column chromatography and characterized by several chemical and spectroscopic analysis methods. All compounds have very high solubility in organic solvents due to the presence of 2-ethoxyethoxy moiety.

scholarly journals Bioreactor and Bioprocess Design Issues in Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Catalysts ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 680
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Olivieri ◽  
René H. Wijffels ◽  
Antonio Marzocchella ◽  
Maria Elena Russo
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Enzymatic Saccharification ◽  
Product Inhibition ◽  
Cellulolytic Enzymes ◽  
Main Process ◽  
Bioprocess Design ◽  
Operating Modes ◽  
Biomass Saccharification ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
The Impact

Saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass is a fundamental step in the biorefinery of second generation feedstock. The physicochemical and enzymatic processes for the depolymerization of biomass into simple sugars has been achieved through numerous studies in several disciplines. The present review discusses the development of technologies for enzymatic saccharification in industrial processes. The kinetics of cellulolytic enzymes involved in polysaccharide hydrolysis has been discussed as the starting point for the design of the most promising bioreactor configurations. The main process configurations—proposed so far—for biomass saccharification have been analyzed. Attention was paid to bioreactor configurations, operating modes and possible integrations of this operation within the biorefinery. The focus is on minimizing the effects of product inhibition on enzymes, maximizing yields and concentration of sugars in the hydrolysate, and reducing the impact of enzyme cost on the whole process. The last part of the review is focused on an emerging process based on the catalytic action of laccase applied to lignin depolymerization as an alternative to the consolidated physicochemical pretreatments. The laccases-based oxidative process has been discussed in terms of characteristics that can affect the development of a bioreactor unit where laccases or a laccase-mediator system can be used for biomass delignification.

scholarly journals Fuzzy-Enhanced Modeling of Lignocellulosic Biomass Enzymatic Saccharification

Energies ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 12 (11) ◽  
pp. 2110
Author(s):  
Vitor B. Furlong ◽  
Luciano J. Corrêa ◽  
Roberto C. Giordano ◽  
Marcelo P. A. Ribeiro
Keyword(s):  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Enzymatic Saccharification ◽  
Fuzzy Model ◽  
Fuzzy Rule ◽  
Batch Processes ◽  
Validation Data ◽  
Data Set ◽  
Physico Chemical ◽  
Takagi Sugeno ◽  
Simple Models

The enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass incorporates many physico-chemical phenomena, in a heterogeneous and complex media. In order to make the modeling task feasible, many simplifications must be assumed. Hence, different simplified models, such as Michaelis-Menten and Langmuir-based ones, have been used to describe batch processes. However, these simple models have difficulties in predicting fed-batch operations with different feeding policies. To overcome this problem and avoid an increase in the complexity of the model by incorporating other phenomenological terms, a Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy approach has been proposed, which manages a consortium of different simple models for this process. Pretreated sugar cane bagasse was used as biomass in this case study. The fuzzy rule combines two Michaelis-Menten-based models, each responsible for describing the reaction path for a distinct range of solids concentrations in the reactor. The fuzzy model improved fitting and increased prediction in a validation data set.

scholarly journals Valorization of Alkaline Peroxide Mechanical Pulp by Metal Chloride-Assisted Hydrotropic Pretreatment for Enzymatic Saccharification and Cellulose Nanofibrillation

Polymers ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Huiyang Bian ◽  
Xinxing Wu ◽  
Jing Luo ◽  
Yongzhen Qiao ◽  
Guigan Fang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzymatic Hydrolysis ◽  
Lignocellulosic Biomass ◽  
Lignin Content ◽  
Enzymatic Saccharification ◽  
Fiber Surface ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Metal Chloride ◽  
Fractionation Process ◽  
Metal Chlorides ◽  
Alkaline Peroxide

Developing economical and sustainable fractionation technology of lignocellulose cell walls is the key to reaping the full benefits of lignocellulosic biomass. This study evaluated the potential of metal chloride-assisted p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH) hydrolysis at low temperatures and under acid concentration for the co-production of sugars and lignocellulosic nanofibrils (LCNF). The results indicated that three metal chlorides obviously facilitated lignin solubilization, thereby enhancing the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency and subsequent cellulose nanofibrillation. The CuCl2-assisted hydrotropic pretreatment was most suitable for delignification, resulting in a relatively higher enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of 53.2%. It was observed that the higher residual lignin absorbed on the fiber surface, which exerted inhibitory effects on the enzymatic hydrolysis, while the lower lignin content substrates resulted in less entangled LCNF with thinner diameters. The metal chloride-assisted rapid and low-temperature fractionation process has a significant potential in achieving the energy-efficient and cost-effective valorization of lignocellulosic biomass.

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