Dilute acid hydrolysis of lignocellulosics: An application to medium consistency suspensions of hardwoods using a plug flow reactor

A one-stage process for the high temperature rapid dilute acid hydrolysis of hardwoods, to produce simultaneously furfural and fermentable sugars, is described. A continuous plug flow reactor unit designed to hydrolyse medium consistency wood suspensions (up to 13% w/w in solids) has been operated at capacities up to 90 kg/h, with temperatures ranging from 190°C to 240°C and 20-120 s as residence times. The final products, mainly furfural and sugars, have been analyzed using high performance liquid chromatography. Yields of 15 kg of hexoses (30% of the theoretical potential) and 10 kg of furfural (65% of the theoretical potential) for 100 kg of sawdust (dry basis) have been obtained. Two pseudokinetic modeis were used to simulate the pentosan and hexosan acid hydrolysis reactions. A Flowtran Simulation has been conducted resulting in mass and energy balances for an eventual industrial unit.     

Intensifying chitin hydrolysis by adjunct treatments – an overview

Chitin is, after cellulose, the most abundant organic natural polysaccharide on Earth, being synthesized as a dominant component in the exoskeletons of crustaceans, among other sources. In the processing of seafood for human consumption, between 40 and 50% of the total raw material mass is wasted, causing a significant problem for the environment owing to its slow degradation. Efforts to find uses for chitin derivatives, particularly their oligomers, have intensified since these chemicals are highly functional and offer a wide range of applications, especially as antimicrobial agent. As a consequence, some adjunct treatments, either chemical or physical in nature, have been employed to assist acid and enzymatic hydrolysis. This work provides a detailed review of the methods employed to intensify the formation of chitin oligomers, particularly focusing on the adjunct treatments used (microwave, ultrasonication, steam explosion and gamma irradiation), and an evaluation of the yield and characteristics of the oligomers formed. Adjunct treatments are more suitable for enzymatic hydrolysis since these treatments modify the chitin structure, and enhance the hydrolysis rate and yield of the oligomers, under milder reaction conditions. For future research, it would be worth trying pre‐treatments like the application of high‐pressure to chitin in order to lower its crystallinity. © 2017 Society of Chemical Industry     

Imidazoline hydrolysis in alkaline and acidic media—A review

The literature was reviewed for information on imidazoline hydrolysis. Conflicts involving structures and mechanisms of hydrolysis have been found. Researchers also disagree as to the role of water and whether a protonated form of the imidazoline exists. However, there is agreement that the rate of hydrolysis is dependent on pH and temperature.     

改进水解-A~2/O工艺处理城镇污水的试验研究

在A~2/O池前加水解池,并将二沉池出水部分同流到水解池,增加水解反硝化作用,研究改进水解池-A~2/O工艺对处理城镇生活污水的影响情况.试验结果表明,在二沉池到水解池的回流比分别为28%和40%时,系统出水TN质量浓度分别为13.22 mg·L~(-1)和9.61 mg·L~(-1),COD分别为72 mg·L~(-1)和54 mg·L~(-1),TP质量浓度分别为1.9 mg·L~(-1)和1.1 mg·L~(-1),2个工况下出水TN质量浓度均小于15 mg·L~(-1),达到了城镇污水处理厂污染物排放标准(GB18918-2002)一级A标准,满足了试验目的.     

尿素水解方法的简述及展望

综述了现今国内外尿素水解技术的研究现状,对各种水解技术的优点和存在的不足进行了梳理与总结。并展望其发展前景,提出了需进一步研究及解决的问题。     

聚氨酯弹性体水解稳定性

以聚氨酯水解机理为基础，讨论了影响聚氨酯弹性体（ＰＵＲ）水解稳定性的因素，并综述了改善ＰＵＲ水解稳定性的方法。     

ETHANOL FROM SOUTHERN HARDWOODS: THE ROLE OF PRESULFONATION IN THE ACID HYDROLYSIS PROCESS

A two-stage acid hydrolysis process is currently used in the production of ethanol from hardwoods. In this process, dilute sulfuric acid in water at high pressure and short residence times hydrolyzes the wood and first stage substrate. The chemical action is particularly impeded in the second stage by the presence of acid condensed lignin.

Presulfonation followed by delignification is proposed using a sulfur dioxide/water sulfuric acid/ethanol treatment step in place of the first stage acid hydrolysis step to alleviate this problem.

Results presented include the effects caused by varying treatment time, sulfur dioxide concentration, temperature and ethanol concentration on the degree of delignification, and, on the recovery of C₅ and C₆ sugars in the hydrolysates. A preliminary economic feasibility analysis is made to determine the impact of improved ethanol yields and lignin by-product values in the production of ethanol from hardwoods.     

厌氧水解的新解读：快速水解和慢速水解

挥发性脂肪酸（VFA）具有可生化性好、附加价值高等优点而得到广泛应用,厌氧消化产VFA是目前学术界的研究热点,但对有机物经过水解后的生物降解性能则少有论及,厌氧发酵过程中的水解产物存在“数量”和“质量”之间的权衡问题。为了进一步提高厌氧发酵过程中微生物对有机物的利用效率,突破水解对厌氧消化的限制性作用,从基质碳源释放快慢及厌氧发酵过程中碳源降解性能不同,本文将厌氧水解分为快速水解和慢速水解,分别阐述了两种水解方式的含义、分类以及优缺点,指出细胞内外碳源的释放速率和释放方式的不同是影响厌氧产酸和生物降解性能的决定性因素。最后指出快速水解与慢速水解相结合的分阶段联合处理方式,是今后厌氧消化产VFA的主要研究方向。     

塑料水解稳定剂的研究进展

简述了塑料水解的机理。重点介绍了国内外塑料水解稳定剂的制备及使用情况。比较了不同的塑料水解稳定剂的优势与应用前景。     

尿素深度水解装置运行总结

简介了国内、外成熟的尿素工艺冷凝液处理工艺的主要特点,介绍了采用国内立式水解塔处理尿素工艺冷凝液的工艺流程及装置运行情况.实践证明,装置设计是成功的,吨尿素氨耗降低了8 kg,取得了明显的经济效益和环保效益.     

二甲基二氯硅烷浓酸与恒沸酸水解方法比较

聚二甲基硅氧烷主要由二甲基二氯硅烷水解制得,介绍了二甲基二氯硅烷水解的两种方法,即浓酸水解法与恒沸酸水解法,以60 kt/a二甲基二氯硅烷水解为例,对两种水解工艺过程的用能、设备投资、占地投资等进行了计算分析。结果表明,浓酸水解方法具有成本低、能耗低、流程短等优点,将逐渐取代恒沸酸水解方法成为聚硅氧烷生产的新的发展趋势。     

水解条件对纤维素酶解速度的影响

纤维素酶水解速度与水解温度、pH值、水解时间等因素有关。超声波可加速纤维素的酶水解速度，用N2保护能延缓纤维素酶的失活。     

Acidic and basic hydrolysis of poly(N‐vinylformamide)

Poly(N‐vinylformamide) (PNVF) was synthesized and hydrolyzed to poly(vinylamine) (PVAm) in both HCl and NaOH solutions. The hydrolysis kinetics and the equilibrium hydrolysis were examined experimentally at different temperatures, polymer concentrations, and acid‐ or base‐to‐amide molar ratios. The hydrolysis kinetics strongly depended on temperature, polymer, and HCl or NaOH concentrations, but showed little dependence on PNVF molecular weight. The acid hydrolysis of PNVF exhibited limited conversions because of the electrostatic repulsion among the cationic amine groups generated during hydrolysis and proton hydrates. In the basic hydrolysis, complete amide conversions were observed when the NaOH/amide molar ratios were greater than unity. The effects of temperature and PNVF concentration on the equilibrium amide conversion appeared to be negligible in both acidic and basic hydrolysis. The equilibrium conversions of base hydrolysis were higher than those of acidic hydrolysis under the same reaction conditions. At NaOH/amide ratios of less than unity, the equilibrium hydrolysis experiments revealed that one base molecule could induce the hydrolysis of more than one amide group. © 2002 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 86: 3412–3419, 2002     

玉米秸秆半纤维素制备木糖醇的研究

首先采用无污染的碱性过氧化氢法研究了半纤维素的分离与提取,然后对提取的半纤维素分别进行化学水解和酶水解比较,最后研究了水解液发酵制备木糖醇。结果表明,半纤维素分离提取的优化参数为:2%过氧化氢,2%氢氧化钠,加热时间4 h,反应温度75℃。使用CF3COOH水解半纤维素所得木糖含量为67%~73%,水解率为76%~84%,稀盐酸预处理半纤维素再化学水解所得木糖含量高达88%,水解率上升至大约90%。半纤维素的酶水解实验表明,木聚糖酶的水解专一性高于半纤维素酶,木聚糖酶水解率为38%~60%。在水解液发酵实验中,酶水解液的木糖醇转化率高于化学水解液。另外,通过浓缩半纤维素水解液,提高发酵液的木糖初始浓度,有利于菌株生长,可以提高木糖醇转化率。研究对于玉米秸秆半纤维素制备化学品具有一定的指导意义。     

利用水解酶提取文冠果油脂

采用3种酶对文冠果种仁进行水酶法提油,其中Alcalase 2.4 L蛋白酶的效果最好. 在Alcalase 2.4 L蛋白酶用量为0.02 mL/g的条件下,通过单因素实验和Box-Behnken中心组合实验,应用SAS软件分析得出水酶法提取文冠果油脂的最佳工艺条件为：温度55℃, pH 9, 固液比1 g:6 mL, 水解时间4 h,在此条件下油脂提取率和蛋白水解度分别达到78.67%和9.15%.     

Hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse with hydrochloric acid,promoted by metallic cations

Lithium chloride, in combination with commercial grade hydrochloric acid, is very effective in the hydrolysis of prehydrolysed sugar cane bagasse. After 10 min at 50°C the holocellulosic portion is completely dissolved and after 20 min most of the sugar oligomers are hydrolysed to monomers, making the time-and energy-consuming post-hydrolysis unnecessary. With longer reaction times the sugars start to reoligomerise and decompose. Zinc chloride is a milder promoter, requiring post-hydrolysis even after reaction for 30 min at 50°C. On the other hand, it does not decompose the sugars giving the highest sugar yields after prolonged reaction time and post-hydrolysis. Ferric chloride is mostly ineffective in the hydrolysis of cellulose but is a good promoter of the hydrolysis of the sugar oligomers, under the reaction conditions.     

Kinetic study of the enantioselective hydrolysis of a meso‐diester using pig liver esterase

A kinetic study of the hydrolysis of the diester dimethyl cis‐cyclohex‐4‐ene‐1,2‐dicarboxylate, to the (1S,2R)‐monoester, catalysed by the enzyme Pig Liver Esterase (PLE) was performed. The effects of the most relevant parameters that influence the enzymatic conversion were studied, such as pH, temperature and concentration of substrate and reaction products. It was concluded that the pH at which the enzyme exhibits a maximum activity is pH 7. At 25 °C PLE presents a better long‐term stability and enantioselectivity than at higher temperatures, although the reaction rate is slower. The kinetic results obtained are well described by the Michaelis–Menten equation, although a slight deviation to this model was observed for low substrate concentrations. Methanol, a co‐product of the enzymatic hydrolysis, was found to act as a non‐competitive inhibitor of the reaction. The Michaelis–Menten parameters were determined and a comprehensive kinetic model, which already accounts for methanol inhibition, is presented. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Restructuring the processes for furfural and xylose production from sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept for ethanol production

This study consisted in restructuring the processes for furfural and xylose production from sugarcane bagasse in a biorefinery concept for the residues utilization on ethanol production.The dilute acid hydrolysis conditions for furfural or xylose production were firstly established on laboratory scale and then reproduced on a 10-L bench reactor fed with direct steam. The furfural production was maximum when using a 1.25% (w/w on dry fiber) H₂SO₄ solution at 175 °C during 40 min; whereas the xylose production attained the best results when using a 1% (w/v) H₂SO₄ solution in a solid/liquid ratio of 1/4 (g/mL), and the sugarcane bagasse impregnated with the acid solution during 24 h prior to the hydrolysis reaction. Enzymatic hydrolysis of the residual solid material obtained from furfural or xylose production was performed with yields of 17.4 and 9.3 g glucose/100 g initial raw material, respectively. Subsequently, ethanol was produced from the residual solid materials obtained from furfural and xylose production with yields of 87.4% and 89.3% respectively, based on the maximum theoretical value (0.51 g ethanol per g glucose in hydrolysate). Such results demonstrated the possibility of restructuring the processes for furfural or xylose production to obtain solid residues able to be used as substrate for ethanol production by fermentation.     

新平台化合物乙酰丙酸制备方法研究进展

综述了目前国内外以糠醇催化水解法和生物质直接水解法制备乙酰丙酸的研究进展 ,对这两种方法的优缺点进行了比较。目前我国乙酰丙酸制备存在着企业生产规模小、收率低、环境污染严重等问题。今后乙酰丙酸制备将以生物质资源直接水解法为主 ,通过对制备工艺的深入研究 ,向高效化、绿色化方向发展     

乙酸甲酯的水解分离过程及工艺研究进展

对乙酸甲酯水解体系的催化剂和热力学，动力学研究现状进行了评述，分析了传统的水解分离工艺，并提出了可行的新工艺。结合当前最新研究动态，指出了研究中应注意的关键问题是今后的发展方向。