Combined Sugarcane Pretreatment for the Generation of Ethanol and Value-Added Products

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2022-02-17

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Bordignon, Sidnei Emilio [UNESP]
Ximenes, Eduardo
Perrone, Olavo Micali [UNESP]
Carreira Nunes, Christiane da Costa [UNESP]
Kim, Daehwan
Boscolo, Maurício [UNESP]
Gomes, Eleni [UNESP]
Filho, Edivaldo Ximenes Ferreira
da Silva, Roberto [UNESP]
Ladisch, Michael R.

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In this work, we have tested individual and combination of applications of ozonolysis and liquid hot water (LHW) to pretreat sugarcane bagasse (SCB) for the removal of enzyme and/or microbial inhibitors and generation of potential value-added chemicals. A solid content with 80% cellulose and a liquid phase (liquor) rich in phenolic derived compounds (3 g.L−1) from lignin, sugars (>20 g.L−1), and other compounds, such as furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), were generated. Maximal (59%) glucan conversion occurred in the presence of double-pretreated bagasse, which had 32–50% more glucan available than the samples that were individually LHW or ozone-pretreated, resulting in maximal ethanol production (92% after 42 h) from double-pretreated SCB enzyme hydrolyzate. In summary, this work showed that ozone reacts effectively with lignin without the use of any other chemical reagent, and LHW pretreatment, followed by a washing step, was effective in solubilizing and cleaning up the fiber enzyme and microbial inhibitory compounds with ozone being effective against phenolics. Moreover, the generated cellulose-rich substrate is readily fermentable. The acidic liquor fraction removed by sequential washings and containing mainly sugars and phenolic compounds may be evaluated for use in green chemistry bioconversions processes.

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enzyme hydrolysis, ethanol fermentation, inhibitors, liquid hot water, ozone, pretreatment, value-added chemicals

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Frontiers in Energy Research, v. 10.