Microwave-Assisted Production of Defibrillated Lignocelluloses from Blackcurrant Pomace via Citric Acid and Acid-Free Conditions.

ABSTRACT: Blackcurrant pomace (BCP) is an example of an annual, high-volume, under-utilized renewable resource with potential to generate chemicals, materials and bioenergy within the context of a zero-waste biorefinery. Herein, the microwave-assisted isolation, characterization and potential application of defibrillated lignocelluloses from depectinated blackcurrant pomace are reported. Depectination was achieved using citric acid (0.2-0.8 M, 80 °C, 2 h, conventional heating) and compared with acid-free hydrothermal microwave-assisted processing (1500 W, 100-160 °C, 30 min). The resultant depectinated residues were subjected to microwave-assisted hydrothermal defibrillation to afford two classes of materials: namely, (i) hydrothermal acid-free microwave-assisted (1500 W, 160 °C, 30 min; DFC-M1-M4),

SUBMITTER: Inthalaeng N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11643517 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature