Two-Stage Fractionation of Corn Stover Using Aqueous Ammonia and Hot Water
- Authors
- Yoo, Chang Geun; Lee, Chi-Woo; Kim, Tae Hyun
- Issue Date
- Jul-2011
- Publisher
- SPRINGER
- Keywords
- SAA (soaking in aqueous ammonia); Biorefinery; Lignocellulosic biomass; Lignin; Xylan
- Citation
- APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY, v.164, no.6, pp.729 - 740
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SCOPUS
- Journal Title
- APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY
- Volume
- 164
- Number
- 6
- Start Page
- 729
- End Page
- 740
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/erica/handle/2021.sw.erica/37333
- DOI
- 10.1007/s12010-011-9169-3
- ISSN
- 0273-2289
- Abstract
- Hot water and aqueous ammonia fractionation of corn stover were used to separate hemicellulose and lignin and improve enzymatic digestibility of cellulose. A two-stage approach was used: The first stage was designed to recover soluble lignin using aqueous ammonia at low temperature, while the second stage was designed to recover xylan using hot water at high temperature. Specifically, the first stage employed a batch reaction using 15 wt.% ammonia at 60 A degrees C, in a 1:10 solid:liquid ratio for 8 h, while the second stage employed a percolation reaction using hot water, 190-210 A degrees C, at a 20 ml/min flow rate for 10 min. After fractionation, the remaining solids were nearly pure cellulose. The two-stage fractionation process achieved 68% lignin purity with 47% lignin recovery in the first stage, and 78% xylan purity, with 65% xylan recovery in the second stage. Two-stage treatment enhanced the enzymatic hydrolysis of remaining cellulose to 96% with 15 FPU/g of glucan using commercial cellulase enzymes. Enzyme hydrolyses were nearly completed within 12-24 h with the remaining solids fraction.
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