Pré-tratamento do bagaço de cana-de-açúcar com H2SO4 diluído em reator piloto aquecido por vapor direto / Pre-treatment of sugarcane bagasse with dilute H2SO4 in pilot reactor heated by direct steam

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IBICT - Instituto Brasileiro de Informação em Ciência e Tecnologia

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

29/03/2011

RESUMO

This study aimed to evaluate how certain pretreatment conditions of sugarcane bagasse with dilute H2SO4 influence the size distribution of sugarcane bagasse, the chemical composition of solids pretreated and hemicellulosic hydrolysate, as well the enzymatic digestibility of pretreated solids. For that, previously, a sample of in natura sugarcane bagasse was characterized in terms of chemical composition; the size distribution of fibers was also evaluated before and after the pretreatment. The experiments of pretreatment of bagasse with dilute H2SO4 were conducted in a pilot reactor, heated by direct steam, with a capacity of 100 L, where the initial solids content was fixed at 15% (w / w). The temperature (131.91 to 168.09 ° C), residence time (11.90 to 48.09 min) and acid concentration (0.19 to 3.81 w / w) varied according to a factorial design 2³ . After pretreatment, the pretreated bagasse and hemicellulosic hydrolysates were characterized in terms of their chemical compositions. The chemical composition of in natura and pretreated bagasse , as well the chemical composition of the hydrolysates, was determined by gravimetry, spectrophotometry and high-efficiency liquid chromatography. According to the condition of pretreatment, cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin content in pretreated bagasse differed substantially, and the major variation was observed for hemicellulose content (0.14 to 17.62%).The three factors evaluated in the pretreatment influenced the chemical composition of pretreated bagasse, and the variable with greatest influence on the content of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin concentration of solids was acid concentration, followed by temperature and reaction time.. Xylose was the predominant sugar in hemicellulose hydrolysates ranging from 1.43 to 21.05 g / L, according to the experimental design. Furfural concentration varied between 0.08 and 4.68 g / L. Severe conditions of pretreatment resulted in greater removal of hemicellulose from pretreated bagasse, but under these conditions were found low concentrations of xylose and high concentrations of furfural in the hydrolysates. The concentration of xylose in the hemicellulosic hydrolyzate were dependet of temperature and acid concentration. The variable with greatest influence on the formation of furfural was temperature, followed by acid concentration and time. The enzymatic digestibility of the pretreated solids, obtained according to experimental design, in 24 h, ranged from 25.35 to 63.76% depending on the chemical composition of solids. The temperature of the pretreatment was the factor that showed greater influence on the conversion of cellulose solids. In order to evaluate the effect of washing the solids in the enzymatic digestibility of cellulose, pretreated bagasses obtained in milder and severe conditions of pretreatment, non-washed and washed solids, were submitted to enzymatic saccharification. Saccharification of non-washed solids was impaired by the presence of inhibitors in hemicellulosic hydrolysates, ranging from 0 to 23.9% in 72h. The pretreatment conditions of sugarcane bagasse that maximize the concentration of xylose in the hemicellulosic hydrolyzate and enzymatic saccharification of pretreated bagasse are different. Pretreatment with dilute H2SO4 resulted in the decrease of particle size of bagasse.

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Ácido sulfúrico bagaço de cana-de-açúcar hemicellulose hidrólise enzimática sugarcane bagasse cellulose celulose enzymatic hydrolysis hemicelulose sulfuric acid xilose xylose

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