Fractionation of lignocellulosic biopolymers from sugarcane bagasse using formic acid-catalyzed organosolv process.

ABSTRACT: A one-step formic acid-catalyzed organosolv process using a low-boiling point acid-solvent system was studied for fractionation of sugarcane bagasse. Compared to H2SO4, the use of formic acid as a promoter resulted in higher efficiency and selectivity on removals of hemicellulose and lignin with increased enzymatic digestibility of the cellulose-enriched solid fraction. The optimal condition from central composite design analysis was determined as 40 min residence time at 159 °C using water/ethanol/ethyl acetate/formic acid in the respective ratios of 43:20:16:21%v/v. Under this condition, a 94.6% recovery of cellulose was obtained in the solid with 80.2% cellulose content while 91.4 and 80.4% of hemicellulose and lignin were removed to the aqueous-alcohol-acid and ethyl acetate phases, re

SUBMITTER: Suriyachai N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5902339 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature