Two‐step fractionation of Pinus radiata by autohydrolysis and organosolv delignification for enzymatic hydrolysis

BACKGROUND Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising renewable feedstock to obtain fuels and chemicals. However, a suitable pretreatment is required to separate its main components and overcome its structural resistance to enzymatic hydrolysis. In this work, a sequential pretreatment composed of autohy...

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Published in:Journal of chemical technology and biotechnology (1986) 2019-12, Vol.94 (12), p.3951-3959
Main Authors: Santos, Tamara M, Rigual, Victoria, Oliet, Mercedes, Alonso, M Virginia, Domínguez, Juan C, Rodriguez, Francisco
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
autohydrolysis
Background radiation
Cellulose
enzymatic hydrolysis
Ethanol
Fractionation
Hydrolysis
Lignocellulose
Organic chemistry
organosolv
Pine trees
Pinus radiata
Pinus radiata wood
Pretreatment
Softwoods
Sulfuric acid
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Summary:BACKGROUND Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising renewable feedstock to obtain fuels and chemicals. However, a suitable pretreatment is required to separate its main components and overcome its structural resistance to enzymatic hydrolysis. In this work, a sequential pretreatment composed of autohydrolysis (AH) and organosolv delignification (ORG) is used to fractionate Pinus radiata wood and improve the enzymatic hydrolysis. RESULTS The effect of three different AH pretreatment severities on the delignification degree of organosolv solid fractions was evaluated. In addition, enzymatic hydrolysis was performed to determine the efficiency of the combination of pretreatments. The results showed that a pretreated solid with high cellulose content (88%, w/w) and high delignification degree (88%) was achieved under mild conditions of AH (150 °C and 30 min) and acid‐catalyzed ORG (185 °C, 75 min, 50% (w/w) ethanol and 1% (w/w) sulfuric acid), obtaining an enzymatic hydrolysis yield of 63%. CONCLUSION This study provides the most favorable conditions to fractionate a softwood, P. radiata, employing a two‐step pretreatment based on AH followed by ORG. © 2019 Society of Chemical Industry
ISSN:0268-2575
1097-4660
DOI:10.1002/jctb.6197