Effects of Sugars and Degradation Products Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass on Maleic Acid Production
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Hydrolysate Production from Yellow Poplar Pretreatment with Oxalic Acid
2.2. Furfural Production Using the First Hydrolysate
2.3. Maleic Acid Production Using the Second Hydrolysate
2.4. Analysis of Factors Affecting Maleic Acid Production
2.5. Analysis of the Hydrolysate
2.6. Statistical Analysis
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Furfural Production from the First Hydrolysate
3.2. Maleic Acid Production from the Second Hydrolysate
3.3. Effects of Catalyst and Degradation Products on Maleic Acid Production from the Second Hydrolysate
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample No. | Time (min) | Acid Concentration (mM) | CSF * |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 30 | 82 | 1.89 |
2 | 139 | 2.08 | |
3 | 50 | 41 | 1.92 |
4 | 122 | 2.29 |
CSF | Glu | Xyl | XO | FA | AA | HMF | Fur | pH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
g/L | ||||||||
1.89 | 3.02 (0.22) | 15.17 (0.62) | 2.50 (0.25) | 2.12 (0.11) | 8.02 (0.14) | 0.21 (0.01) | 1.95 (0.05) | 2.10 (0.02) |
1.92 | 2.46 (0.16) | 14.95 (0.89) | 2.65 (0.18) | 1.33 (0.30) | 8.33 (0.33) | 0.22 (0.03) | 1.73 (0.12) | 2.19 (0.05) |
2.08 | 3.69 (0.19) | 14.37 (0.37) | 2.06 (0.19) | 2.67 (0.36) | 7.95 (0.12) | 0.27 (0.08) | 2.45 (0.45) | 1.84 (0.03) |
2.29 | 4.26 (0.02) | 12.80 (0.63) | 1.99 (0.34) | 2.59 (0.37) | 8.19 (0.14) | 0.38 (0.05) | 3.37 (0.32) | 2.00 (0.07) |
H2SO4 (%) | Combined Severity Factors (CSF) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
1.89 | 1.92 | 2.08 | 2.29 | |
1.64 | 0.37 (0.05) | 0.50 (0.05) | 0.68 (0.10) | 0.57 (0.08) |
3.00 | 0.49 (0.09) | 0.79 (0.06) | 0.70 (0.07) | 0.90 (0.09) |
4.50 | 0.97 (0.07) | 1.10 (0.05) | 1.31 (0.07) | 1.09 (0.07) |
Condition | Maleic Acid Yield (%) |
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Furfural | 78.82 (0.99) a |
Furfural + acetic acid | 79.11 (0.08) b |
Furfural + formic acid | 79.66 (0.25) b |
Furfural + acetic acid + formic acid | 79.94 (0.78) c |
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Jeong, S.-Y.; Lee, J.-W. Effects of Sugars and Degradation Products Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass on Maleic Acid Production. Energies 2021, 14, 918. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040918
Jeong S-Y, Lee J-W. Effects of Sugars and Degradation Products Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass on Maleic Acid Production. Energies. 2021; 14(4):918. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040918
Chicago/Turabian StyleJeong, So-Yeon, and Jae-Won Lee. 2021. "Effects of Sugars and Degradation Products Derived from Lignocellulosic Biomass on Maleic Acid Production" Energies 14, no. 4: 918. https://doi.org/10.3390/en14040918