Intensification effect of peroxide hydrogen on the complete dissolution of lignocellulose under mild conditions

Autor: Tiejun Wang, Jinxing Long, Xinghua Zhang, Zhengqiu Yuan, Riyang Shu, Longlong Ma
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: RSC Advances. 6:41032-41039
ISSN: 2046-2069
DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06687a
Popis: Lignocellulose is generally resistant to dissolving in water and conventional organic solvents, which significantly hinders its efficient utilization. In this work, we provide a novel and efficient technology on lignocellulose dissolution under mild conditions for down-stream conversion with heterogeneous catalysts. In a mixture of hydrogen peroxide, sulfuric acid, ethanol and water, corn straw was completely dissolved in the mixture at 170 °C for 120 min without significant volatile chemical production (less than 16%). Cellulose and hemicellulose existed as water-soluble oligosaccharides in the solvent, which were more easily converted than the original polymeric carbohydrate. During the dissolved process, peroxide hydrogen exhibited a significant intensification effect on dissolving the hemicellulose, decrystallization of cellulose and delignification with sulfuric acid. Furthermore, lignin was destroyed into fragments in the course of dissolution, which had a looser structure and lower molecular weight.
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