Multiscale analysis of lignocellulose recalcitrance towards OrganoCat pretreatment and fractionation.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Biomass recalcitrance towards pretreatment and further processing can be related to the compositional and structural features of the biomass. However, the exact role and relative importance to those structural attributes has still to be further evaluated. Herein, ten different types of biomass currently considered to be important raw materials for biorefineries were chosen to be processed by the recently developed, acid-catalyzed OrganoCat pretreatment to produce cellulose-enriched pulp, sugars, and lignin with different amounts and qualities. Using wet chemistry analysis and NMR spectroscopy, the generic factors of lignocellulose recalcitrance towards OrganoCat were determined.

Results

The different materials were processed applying different conditions (e.g., ty

SUBMITTER: Weidener D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7487623 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature