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Efficient removal of lignin with the maintenance of hemicellulose from kenaf by two-stage pretreatment process

Wan Azelee, Nur Izyan and Md. Jahim, Jamaliah and Rabu, Amir and Abdul Murad, Abdul Munir and Abu Bakar, Farah Diba and Md. Illias, Rosli (2014) Efficient removal of lignin with the maintenance of hemicellulose from kenaf by two-stage pretreatment process. Carbohydrate Polymers, 99 . pp. 447-453. ISSN 0144-8617

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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2013.08.043

Abstract

The enhancement of lignocellulose hydrolysis using enzyme complexes requires an efficient pretreatment process to obtain susceptible conditions for the enzyme attack. This study focuses on removing a major part of the lignin layer from kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus) while simultaneously maintaining most of the hemicellulose. A two-stage pretreatment process is adopted using calcium hydroxide, Ca(OH)₂, and peracetic acid, PPA, to break the recalcitrant lignin layer from other structural polysaccharides. An experimental screening of several pretreatment chemicals, concentrations, temperatures and solid-liquid ratios enabled the production of an optimally designed pretreatment process for kenaf. Our results showed that the pretreatment process has provide 59.25% lignin removal while maintaining 87.72% and 96.17% hemicellulose and cellulose, respectively, using 1g of Ca(OH)₂/L and a 8:1 (mL:g) ratio of liquid-Ca(OH)₂ at 50 °C for 1.5 h followed by 20% peracetic acid pretreatment at 75 °C for 2 h. These results validate this mild approach for aiding future enzymatic hydrolysis.

Item Type:Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:hemicellulose, kenaf, lignin removal, pretreatment
Subjects:T Technology > TP Chemical technology
Divisions:Chemical Engineering
ID Code:52630
Deposited By: Siti Nor Hashidah Zakaria
Deposited On:01 Feb 2016 03:53
Last Modified:26 Jun 2018 08:34

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