Production of cellulose nanofibers and sugars using high dry matter feedstock
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Production of cellulose nanofibers and sugars using high dry matter feedstock. / Moulin, Jordão Cabral; Soares Duraes, Alisson Farley; Jørgensen, Henning; Moreira, Francys K.; Sanadi, Anand Ramesh; Denzin Tonoli, Gustavo Henrique.
In: Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal, Vol. 37, No. 3, 2022, p. 507-516.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Production of cellulose nanofibers and sugars using high dry matter feedstock
AU - Moulin, Jordão Cabral
AU - Soares Duraes, Alisson Farley
AU - Jørgensen, Henning
AU - Moreira, Francys K.
AU - Sanadi, Anand Ramesh
AU - Denzin Tonoli, Gustavo Henrique
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Sugars are a sustainable platform for producing chemicals and polymers, while cellulose nanofibers (CNF) are sustainable materials with high specific mechanical properties that have an important role to play in many applications. This study highlights the feasibility of producing sugars and CNF using high dry matter (DM) content of 20 %. A commercial enzyme cocktail at low dosage, 5 mg EP/g DM, and a high 15 mg EP/g DM, were used to hydrolyze the pulp cellulose to produce sugars and CNF. HPLC was used to evaluate the cellulose conversion rate and amount of sugar realized. The CNF were studied using TEM, the diameter of the CNF were measured and estimate the crystallinity. The cellulose conversion plateaued at about 48 h for both the low and high dosage, indicating inhibition due to higher sugar concentration and/or increased recalcitrance of the remaining CNF. The CNF obtained at low enzyme indicated the fibrils were insufficiently separated. At the high dosage, less clumps were observed and with smaller diameter than with the low enzyme dosage. The high dosage also produced CNF with significantly higher crystallinity index, confirming that amorphous cellulose portions readily underwent enzymatic hydrolysis and left more recalcitrant CNF.
AB - Sugars are a sustainable platform for producing chemicals and polymers, while cellulose nanofibers (CNF) are sustainable materials with high specific mechanical properties that have an important role to play in many applications. This study highlights the feasibility of producing sugars and CNF using high dry matter (DM) content of 20 %. A commercial enzyme cocktail at low dosage, 5 mg EP/g DM, and a high 15 mg EP/g DM, were used to hydrolyze the pulp cellulose to produce sugars and CNF. HPLC was used to evaluate the cellulose conversion rate and amount of sugar realized. The CNF were studied using TEM, the diameter of the CNF were measured and estimate the crystallinity. The cellulose conversion plateaued at about 48 h for both the low and high dosage, indicating inhibition due to higher sugar concentration and/or increased recalcitrance of the remaining CNF. The CNF obtained at low enzyme indicated the fibrils were insufficiently separated. At the high dosage, less clumps were observed and with smaller diameter than with the low enzyme dosage. The high dosage also produced CNF with significantly higher crystallinity index, confirming that amorphous cellulose portions readily underwent enzymatic hydrolysis and left more recalcitrant CNF.
KW - biorefinery
KW - cellulose deconstruction
KW - nanocellulose
KW - ENZYMATIC-HYDROLYSIS
KW - LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS
KW - AQUEOUS-MEDIA
KW - CONVERSION
KW - PRETREATMENT
KW - DEHYDRATION
KW - BIOETHANOL
KW - CHEMICALS
KW - ETHANOL
KW - ENZYMES
U2 - 10.1515/npprj-2022-0041
DO - 10.1515/npprj-2022-0041
M3 - Journal article
VL - 37
SP - 507
EP - 516
JO - Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal
JF - Nordic Pulp and Paper Research Journal
SN - 0283-2631
IS - 3
ER -
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