Derived high reducing sugar and lignin colloid particles from corn stover.

ABSTRACT: Lignocellulosic biomass is considered as the largest potential candidate to develop alternative energy, such as biofuel, biomaterial. However, the efficient conversion of cellulose and practical utilization of lignin are great challenges for sustainable biorefinery. In this study, high reducing sugar yield and different size of lignin colloid particles (LCPs) were obtained via tetrahydrofuran-water (THF-H₂O) pretreatment of corn stover (CS). THF-H₂O as a co-solvent, could efficiently dissolve lignin and retain cellulose. After the pretreatment, 640.87 mg/g of reducing sugar was produced, that was 6.66-fold higher than that of the untreated CS. Meanwhile, the pretreatment liquor could form spherical LCPs with different sizes ranged from 202 to 732 nm through self-assem

SUBMITTER: Liu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7727252 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature