Molecules 2018, 23(4), 862; https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23040862
Microwave-Assisted Oxalic Acid Pretreatment for the Enhancing of Enzyme Hydrolysis in the Production of Xylose and Arabinose from Bagasse
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School of Light Industry and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, China
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Guangdong Key Laboratory for Innovative Development and Utilization of Forest Plant Germplasm, State Key Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Subtropical Agro-bioresources, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, China
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Received: 22 March 2018 / Revised: 31 March 2018 / Accepted: 4 April 2018 / Published: 10 April 2018
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Platform Chemical: Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF))
Abstract
In this study, highly-efficient hydrolysis of bagasse into xylose and arabinose sugars (C5 sugars) was developed by microwave-assisted oxalic acid pretreatment under mild reaction conditions. The effects of acid and hydrolysis conditions on the C5 sugar yields were discussed. The results showed that oxalic acid performed better than hydrochloric acid and maleic acid, and was a promising alternative to sulfuric acid for xylose production at the same acid concentration. The maximum yields of xylose (95.7%) and arabinose (91.5%) were achieved via the microwave-assisted oxalic acid pretreatment (120 °C, 10 min, 0.4 mol/L, solid–liquid ratio of 1:50 g/mL), indicating that almost all xylan-type hemicelluloses were released from the cell wall and hydrolyzed into C5 sugars. After pretreatment, more than 90% of the cellulose in the residual bagasse was converted to glucose (92.2%) by enzymatic hydrolysis. This approach could realize the highly-efficient hydrolysis of xylan from bagasse into C5 sugars, which would enhance the enzyme hydrolysis of treated bagasse into glucose. View Full-TextKeywords:
bagasse; microwave-assisted acid pretreatment; oxalic acid; xylose; arabinose; enzymatic hydrolysis
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Yan, Y.; Zhang, C.; Lin, Q.; Wang, X.; Cheng, B.; Li, H.; Ren, J. Microwave-Assisted Oxalic Acid Pretreatment for the Enhancing of Enzyme Hydrolysis in the Production of Xylose and Arabinose from Bagasse. Molecules 2018, 23, 862.
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