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Reusable alkaline catalyzed organosolv pretreatment and delignification of bagasse for sugar platform biorefinery

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An alternative sodium methoxide (CH3ONa) in methanol medium was investigated for the pretreatment of bagasse. The use of CH3ONa as an alkaline promoter resulted in relatively high delignification efficiency and solid glucan recovery. The modified pretreatment process helps improve the enzymatic hydrolysis for sugar production. The effect of the reaction condition was evaluated by response surface methodology (RSM) to determine the maximized glucose yield. The optimal condition was performed at 150 °C for 63.9 min in the presence of CH3ONa promoter of 5.1% w/v, leading to the delignification of 86.5% and the maximized glucose yield of 83.9%. The reusability suggests that the recovery of the solvent mixture without the purification process showed efficiency in consecutive batch processing with five cycles. Structural characteristic analysis (i.e., SEM and XRD) of pretreated bagasse demonstrated significant removal of lignin fraction, resulting in increased cellulose digestibility in enzymatic hydrolysis for sugar platform biorefinery.

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This project was financially supported by a research grant (RTA 6280003) from the Thailand Research Fund. Saksit Imman and Nopparat Suriyachai were supported by a Unit of Excellence (UOE63006) from the University of Phayao.

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  1. The Joint Graduate School of Energy and Environment (JGSEE), King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Prachauthit Road, Bangmod, Bangkok, 10140, Thailand

    Khatiya Weerasai & Navadol Laosiripojana

  2. Integrative Biorefinery Laboratory, National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Thailand Science Park, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani, 12120, Thailand

    Navadol Laosiripojana & Nopparat Suriyachai

  3. Integrated Biorefinery excellent Center (IBC), School of Energy and Environment, University of Phayao, Tambon Maeka, Amphur Muang, Phayao, 56000, Thailand

    Saksit Imman, Torpong Kreetachat & Nopparat Suriyachai

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Weerasai, K., Laosiripojana, N., Imman, S. et al. Reusable alkaline catalyzed organosolv pretreatment and delignification of bagasse for sugar platform biorefinery. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 1751–1761 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-020-01269-w

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