Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 218, Issue -, Pages 232-246Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.06.037
Keywords
Rice straw; Lignocellulosic biomass; Thermo-chemical pretreatment; Levulinic acid; Co-solvent reactor system
Funding
- Department of Biotechnology (Government of India), New Delhi, India
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A variety of pretreatment protocols for rice straw fiber reconstruction were evaluated under mild conditions (upto 0.2% wt. and 121 degrees C) with the object of improving polymer susceptibility to chemical attack while preserving carbohydrate sugars for levulinic acid (LA) production. Each of the protocols tested significantly enhanced pretreatment recoveries of carbohydrate sugars and lignin, and a NaOH protocol showed the most promise, with enhanced carbohydrate preservation (upto 20% relative to the other protocols) and more effective lignin dissolution (upto 60%). Consequently, post-pretreatment fibers were evaluated for LA preparation using an existing co-solvent system consisting of HCl and THF, in addition supplementation of DMSO was attempted, in order to improve final product recovery. In contrast to pretreatment response, H2SO4 protocol fibers yielded highest LA conc. (21% wt. with 36% carbohydrate conversion efficiency) under the modest reaction conditions. Apparent spectroscopic analysis witnessed for fiber destruction and delocalization of inherent constituents during pretreatment protocols. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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