Characterization of Blue Agave Bagasse (BAB) as Raw Material for Bioethanol Production Processes by Gravimetric, Thermal, Chromatographic, X-ray Diffraction, Microscopy, and Laser Light Scattering Techniques
| Autor: | Carlos Mena-Brito, Eduardo Bárzana, Carmina Montiel, Floriberto Miguel-Cruz, Eduardo Vivaldo-Lima, Martín Hernández-Luna, Oscar Hernández-Meléndez |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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chemistry.chemical_classification
Materials science Chromatography Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment 020209 energy 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences 01 natural sciences Crystallinity chemistry.chemical_compound chemistry 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Lignin Gravimetric analysis Organic matter Hemicellulose Particle size Cellulose Bagasse Agronomy and Crop Science 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Energy (miscellaneous) |
| Zdroj: | BioEnergy Research. 9:985-997 |
| ISSN: | 1939-1242 1939-1234 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s12155-016-9760-0 |
| Popis: | A detailed characterization of the main types of blue agave bagasse (BAB) obtained from the four largest tequila factories in the State of Jalisco (Mexico) is presented here. After milling/sieving the agave bagasses, two particle size fractions were identified, one rich in fibers and the other consisting of dust/fine particles. Both fractions were analyzed to determine the content of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, organic-soluble compounds, absorbed remaining sugars, minerals, and organic matter. After detailed analyses of both fractions by wet, thermal (thermo-gravimetric analysis (TGA)/differential thermo-gravimetric analysis (DTA)), and other methods (high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), microscopy, particle size by laser diffraction light scattering, and crystallinity by X-ray diffraction), a moderate-to-intensive method was devised for further processing the fibrous fraction, which had a high crystalline cellulose content, as well as for its subsequent enzymatic saccharification under well-defined moderate conditions. Alternative processing options were also devised for the dust/fine particle fraction, which has a moderate crystalline cellulose that is rich in adsorbed sugars and that has a high mineral matter content. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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