Delignification of sugarcane bagasse using glycerol-water mixtures to produce pulps for saccharification

This paper describes the organosolv delignification of depithed bagasse using glycerol–water mixtures without a catalyst. The experiments were performed using two separate experimental designs. In the first experiment, two temperatures (150 and 190 °C), two time periods (60 and 240 min) and two glycerol contents (20% and 80%, v/v) were used. In the second experiment, which was a central composite design, the glycerol content was maintained at 80%, and a range of temperatures (141.7–198.3 °C) and time (23–277 min) was used. The best result, obtained with a glycerol content of 80%, a reaction time of 150 min and a temperature of 198.3 °C, produced pulps with 54.4% pulp yield, 7.75% residual lignin, 81.4% delignification and 13.7% polyose content. The results showed that high contents of glycerol tend to produce pulps with higher delignification and higher polyoses content in relation to the pulps obtained from low glycerol content reactions. In addition, the proposed method shows potential as a pretreatment for cellulose saccharification.     

Enzymatic hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse and straw mixtures pretreated with diluted acid

Abstract

In Brazil, sugarcane biomass is generated in large amounts. Sugarcane bagasse and straw are considered as an important feedstock for renewable energy and biorefinery. This paper aims to study the generation of monosaccharides (C5 and C6) from sugarcane biomass via processing bagasse or straw and mixtures of both materials (bagasse:straw 3:1, 1:1 and 1:3). Samples were pretreated with sulfuric acid which resulted in approximately 90% of hemicellulose solubilization, corresponding to around 58 g L^{? 1} of xylose. Pretreated straw showed greater susceptibility to enzymatic hydrolysis in comparison to bagasse, as shown by glucose yields of 76% and 65%, respectively, whereas the mixtures showed intermediate yields. Thus, one strategy to balance sugarcane biomass availability and possibly increasing 2G ethanol production would be to use bagasse–straw mixtures in appropriate ratios according to market fluctuations. Untreated and pretreated samples were analyzed using X-ray diffraction, but there was no relationship to enzymatic hydrolysis.     

High solid fed‐batch butanol fermentation with simultaneous product recovery: Part II—process integration

In these studies, liquid hot water (LHW) pretreated and enzymatically hydrolyzed Sweet Sorghum Bagasse (SSB) hydrolyzates were fermented in a fed‐batch reactor. As reported in the preceding paper, the culture was not able to ferment the hydrolyzate I in a batch process due to presence of high level of toxic chemicals, in particular acetic acid released from SSB during the hydrolytic process. To be able to ferment the hydrolyzate I obtained from 250 g L^?1 SSB hydrolysis, a fed‐batch reactor with in situ butanol recovery was devised. The process was started with the hydrolyzate II and when good cell growth and vigorous fermentation were observed, the hydrolyzate I was slowly fed to the reactor. In this manner the culture was able to ferment all the sugars present in both the hydrolyzates to acetone butanol ethanol (ABE). In a control batch reactor in which ABE was produced from glucose, ABE productivity and yield of 0.42 g L^?1 h^?1 and 0.36 were obtained, respectively. In the fed‐batch reactor fed with SSB hydrolyzates, these productivity and yield values were 0.44 g L^?1 h^?1 and 0.45, respectively. ABE yield in the integrated system was high due to utilization of acetic acid to convert to ABE. In summary we were able to utilize both the hydrolyzates obtained from LHW pretreated and enzymatically hydrolyzed SSB (250 g L^?1) and convert them to ABE. Complete fermentation was possible due to simultaneous recovery of ABE by vacuum. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Biotechnol. Prog., 34:967–972, 2018     

直接加热膨化蔗渣酶法水解的研究

采用加热时间为２０ｍｉｎ,压力为２．０ＭＰａ,温度为１２０℃的直接加热膨化甘蔗渣为水解底物、日本ｙｓｋｕｌｔ生物化学试剂公司生产的ｏｎｏｚｕｋＲＳ型纤维纯洁酶粉进行蔗渣的酶法水解实验,考察了蔗渣中纤维素的酶解还原糖得率与反应时间、酶浓度、ｐＨ值、缓冲液种类、离子强度以及固液比的关系,结果表明：当固液比为５％（ｗ／ｖ）,酶浓度＞１．２０ｍｇ／ｍｌ时,还原糖得率随酶浓度的增加变化不显著;本实验条件下,缓冲液种类和离子强度对还原糖得率几乎没有影响;水解最适宜ｐＨ值为４．２～４．９;最佳反应温度为５０℃。     

Fermentation of pretreated sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysate to ethanol by <Emphasis Type="Italic">Pachysolen tannophilus</Emphasis>

Sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose hydrolysates, pretreated by either over-liming or electrodialysis and, supplemented with nutrient materials, were fermented to ethanol using Pachysolen tannophilus DW06. Compared with detoxification by over-liming, detoxification by electrodialysis decreased the loss of sugar and increased the acetic acid removal, leading to better fermentability. A batch culture with electrodialytically pretreated hydrolysate as substrate was developed giving 21 g ethanol l⁻¹ with a yield of 0.35 g g⁻¹ sugar and productivity of 0.59 g l⁻¹ h⁻¹.     

用普通纯水代替缓冲液时蔗渣酶法水解反应的考察

使用Onozuk RS型纤维素酶,以普通的城市自来水和纯水代替缓冲液,直接加热膨化甘蔗渣进行酶法水解实验研究,结果表明:所使用的各种水代替缓冲液时,蔗渣酶解还原糖得率基本不变,还原糖得率最高时的最适宜pH为4.2～4.9,当蔗渣浓度大于1％时,反应液的pH恰好处于最适宜pH范围内,还原糖得率最高的酶解反应温度为50℃。     

蔗渣水解液发酵乙醇的研究

研究了酵母（Ｐｉｃｈｉａｓｔｉｐｉｔｉｓ）Ｙ７１２４在限制供氧条件下尽管反应初期葡萄糖消耗速率大于木糖,但在一定时间后,葡萄糖的消耗速率变慢,而木糖消耗速率变快直至耗尽的现象。建立了气升柱以Ｐ．Ｓｔｉｐｉｔｉｓ转化木糖为目的和以溢流柱Ｓａｃｈａｒｏｍｙｃｅｓｃｅｒｉｖｉｓｉａｅ转化残留葡萄糖为目的的串联发酵乙醇工艺,即流加５倍浓缩的蔗渣水解液,Ｄ＝０.１ｈ^－１,还原糖总利用率为９７.２％,酒精浓度为４６.５ｇ／Ｌ,生产率为４.１ｇ／Ｌ·ｈ。     

蔗渣催化氧化一步法制草酸

本报告讨论了蔗渣催化氧化一步法直接制草酸工艺,在最佳反应条件下蔗渣制草酸收率在80％左右,草酸纯度可达99.4％,硝酸回收率可达90％。此法也可用于其它废纤维植物,例如谷壳、稻草和玉米杆等生产草酸。     

Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation of steam-pretreated bagasse using Saccharomyces cerevisiae TMB3400 and Pichia stipitis CBS6054

Sugarcane bagasse--a residue from sugar and ethanol production from sugar cane--is a potential raw material for lignocellulosic ethanol production. This material is high in xylan content. A prerequisite for bioethanol production from bagasse is therefore that xylose is efficiently fermented to ethanol. In the current study, ethanolic fermentation of steam-pretreated sugarcane bagasse was assessed in a simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) set-up using either Saccharomyces cerevisiae TMB3400, a recombinant xylose utilizing yeast strain, or Pichia stipitis CBS6054, a naturally xylose utilizing yeast strain. Commercial cellulolytic enzymes were used and the content of water insoluble solids (WIS) was 5% or 7.5%. S. cerevisiae TMB3400 consumed all glucose and large fraction of the xylose in SSF. Almost complete xylose conversion could be achieved at 5% WIS and 32 degrees C. Fermentation did not occur with P. stipitis CBS6054 at pH 5.0. However, at pH 6.0, complete glucose conversion and high xylose conversion (>70%) was obtained. Microaeration was required for P. stipitis CBS6054. This was not necessary for S. cerevisiae TMB3400.     

Treatment of Benzene-Contaminated Airstreams in Laboratory-Scale Biofilters Packed with Raw and Sieved Sugarcane Bagasse and with Peat

Three identical upflow laboratory-scale biofilters, inoculated with the benzene-degrading strain Pseudomonas sp. NCIMB 9688 but filled up with different packing media (PM), specifically raw sugarcane bagasse, sieved sugarcane bagasse and peat, were employed to eliminate benzene from waste air. Biofilters performances were evaluated by continuous runs in parallel at different influent benzene concentrations, sequentially stepped up through three different superficial gas velocities (31, 61, and 122 m h(-1)). The peat-packed biofilter exhibited the best performances over the whole experimentation, ensuring removal efficiency of 100% for influent benzene concentrations < or = 0.05 g m(-3), regardless of the superficial gas velocity, and up to 0.4 g m(-3) at 31 m h(-1). Maximum elimination capacities of biofilters packed with raw and sieved sugarcane bagasse and with peat were 3.2, 6.4 and 26 g mPM(-3) h(-1) at 6.1, 12 and 31 g mPM(-3) h(-1) loading rates, resulting in 52, 53 and 84% removals, respectively. The bacterial concentration distribution along the medium was shown to depend on the benzene loading rate and a correlation between specific benzene elimination rate and biomass concentration was established for biofilters packed with sieved sugarcane bagasse and peat. The macrokinetics of the process were also studied using the profiles of benzene and biomass concentrations, collected under different conditions over the height of both biofilters, and a zeroth-order kinetic model was shown to describe successfully the degradation process.