Effect of glucose:xylose ratio on xylose reductase and xylitol dehydrogenase activities from Candida guilliermondii in sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate

The influence of glucose on xylose reductase (XR) and xylitol dehydrogenase (XDH) enzyme activity was evaluated from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate fermentations with different glucose:xylose ratios (1:25, 1:12, 1:5 and 1:2.5) by employing an inoculum of Candida guilliermondii grown in media containing glucose, a mixture of glucose and xylose, or only xylose as carbon sources. According to the results, the glucose:xylose ratio affected positively this bioconversion and a correlation was not observed between the favourable conditions for xylitol production and the XR and XDH activities. Also, the results were influenced not only by the glucose:xylose ratio in the fermentation medium, but also by the carbon source employed in the growth medium of the inoculum. The optimum condition for xylitol production by C. guilliermondii in sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate should use hydrolysate with a 1:5 glucose:xylose ratio and inoculum grown in medium containing xylose as the only carbon source. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

Sugarcane bagasse hydrolysis with phosphoric and sulfuric acids and hydrolysate detoxification for xylitol production

The effectiveness of phosphoric acid to release xylose from sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose was assessed through a 2³ full factorial design. The maximum xylose concentration in the hydrolysate (17.1 g dm^?3) was attained when the bagasse was treated at 160 °C for 60 min, using 70 mg of phosphoric acid per gram of dry‐bagasse. Hydrolysis carried out with sulfuric acid, under optimum conditions previously determined, provided a hydrolysate with a similar xylose concentration (17.2 g dm^?3). After vacuum concentration, these hydrolysates were detoxified and used for xylitol production with the yeast Candida guilliermondii. Two different detoxification strategies, which consisted of adjusting the pH of the hydrolysates to 5.5 with either calcium oxide or ammonium hydroxide, both followed by active charcoal adsorption, were tested. The best xylitol productions (18.1 and 19.2 g dm^?3) were observed when calcium oxide was used to adjust the pH of both the phosphoric and the sulfuric acid hydrolysates, respectively. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Detoxification of sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate with ion‐exchange resins for xylitol production by calcium alginate‐entrapped cells

This study describes the performance of four different resins, in sequence, to detoxify sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate and to improve xylitol production by calcium alginate‐entrapped Candida guilliermondii FTI20037 cells under conditions of low oxygen concentration. The treatment resulted in a removal of 82.1% furfural, 66.5% hydroxymethylfurfural, 61.9% phenolic compounds derived from lignin degradation, 100% chromium, 46.1% zinc, 28.5% iron, 14.7% sodium and 3.5% nickel. On the other hand, the removal of acetic acid was not significant. A xylitol yield factor (Y_P/S) of 0.62 g g^?1 and a volumetric productivity (Q_p) of 0.24 g dm^?3 h^?1 were attained in the fermentation process for xylitol production from detoxified hydrolysate. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Batch cooling crystallization of xylitol produced by biotechnological route

BACKGROUND: This work deals with the xylitol production by biotechnological routes emphasizing the purification process using crystallization. RESULTS: Xylitol volumetric productivity of 0.665 g L^?1 h^?1 and yield of 0.7024 g g^?1 were obtained after 92 h fermentation. The fermented broth (61.3 g L^?1 xylitol) was centrifuged, treated and concentrated obtain a syrup (745.3 g L^?1 xylitol) which was crystallized twice, xylitol crystals with 98.5–99.2% purity being obtained. CONCLUSION: The hypothetical distribution obtained permits the determination of modeling parameters, which make possible the estimation of crystal dominant size from different initial experimental conditions. Copyright © 2008 Society of Chemical Industry     

Xylitol production by Candida tropicalis from corn cob hemicellulose hydrolysate in a two‐stage fed‐batch fermentation process

BACKGROUND: Xylitol, a sugar alcohol widely used in food and pharmaceutical industries, can be produced through biological reduction of xylose present in hemicellulose hydrolysates by Candida tropicalis. However, the aeration rate and by‐products originating from hemicellulose hydrolysis strongly inhibit the production of xylitol in a fermentation process. A two‐stage fed‐batch fermentation system was developed to reduce these inhibitory effects and to improve xylitol production from corn cob hemicellulose hydrolysates by C. tropicalis. RESULTS: Results of batch fermentations indicated that high xylitol production could be obtained from C. tropicalis at an initial xylose concentration of 80 g L^?1 in corn cob hydrolysate medium at an aeration rate of 0.4 vvm at the micro‐aeration stage. In the two‐stage fed‐batch fermentation process, 96.5 g L^?1 xylitol was obtained after 120 h, giving a yield of 0.83 g g^?1 and a productivity of 1.01 g L^?1 h^?1, which were 12.16% and 65.57% higher than those in a batch fermentation. CONCLUSION: High xylitol production can be achieved in a two‐stage fed‐batch fermentation process, in which the negative effects of aeration rate and inhibitory compounds on xylitol formation can be considerably reduced. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

An approach to optimization of enzymatic hydrolysis from sugarcane bagasse based on organosolv pretreatment

BACKGROUND: The organosolv pretreatment followed by enzymatic hydrolysis of the pretreated material and subsequent fermentation of the hydrolysate produced, was the strategy used for ethanol production from sugarcane bagasse. The effect of different operational variables affecting the pretreatment (the catalyst type and its concentration, and the pretreatment time) and enzymatic hydrolysis stage (substrate concentration, cellulase loading, addition of xylanase and Tween 20, and the cellulase/β‐glucosidase ratio), were investigated. RESULTS: The best values of glucose concentration (28.8 g L^?1) and yield (25.1 g per 100 g dry matter) were obtained when the material was pretreated with 1.25% (w/w) H₂SO₄ for 60 min, and subsequently hydrolyzed using 10% (w/v) substrate concentration in a reaction medium supplemented with xylanase (300 UI g^?1) and Tween 20 (2.5% w/w). Fermentation of the broth obtained under these optimum conditions by Saccharomyces cerevisiae resulted in an ethanol yield of 92.8% based on the theoretical yield, after 24 h. CONCLUSION: Organosolv pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse under soft conditions, and subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis of the pretreated material with a cellulolytic system supplemented with xylanase and Tween 20, is a suitable procedure to obtain a glucose rich hydrolysate efficiently fermentable to ethanol by Sacharomyces cerevisiae yeasts. Copyright © 2010 Society of Chemical Industry     

蔗渣纤维丙烯酸高吸水树脂的制备

以蔗渣纤维为原料,丙烯酸为接枝单体,N,N-亚甲基双丙烯酰胺为交联剂,K2S2O8为引发剂,通过溶液聚合的方法合成了蔗渣纤维（sugarcanebagasse,SCB）与聚丙烯酸（polyacrylicacid,PAA）的接枝共聚高吸水树脂（scB—g—PAA）。研究了丙烯酸用量、引发剂用量、交联剂用量以及中和度对吸水树脂吸水倍率的影响,结果表明,该接枝共聚吸水树脂的最佳合成条件是以丙烯酸用量为标准,蔗渣纤维、K2S2O8、交联剂用量分别是10％、2％、0．1％,中和度为80％,共聚物吸水倍率最高为765．7g·g-1。     

Removal of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solution by adsorption on treated sugarcane bagasse using response surface methodological approach

In the present study, effect of adsorbent dose, pH and agitation speed on the removal of chromium from aqueous medium using an agricultural waste biomass (sugarcane bagasse treated with succinic acid) has been investigated. Batch mode experiments were carried out to assess the adsorption equilibrium. The influence of three parameters on the removal of chromium was examined using a response surface methodological approach. The Central Composite Face-Centered Experimental Design in Response Surface Methodology (RSM) by Design Expert Version 6.0.10 (Stat Ease, USA) was used for designing the experiments as well as for full response surface estimation and 20 trials as per the model were run. The optimum conditions for maximum removal of chromium from an aqueous solution of 50 mg/L were as follows: adsorbent dose (20 g/L), pH (2.0) and stirring speed (250 rpm). This was evidenced by the higher value of coefficient of determination (r² = 0.9873).     

Preparation of an aminated bagasse fiber and its mercury adsorption behavior

An aminated bagasse (AB) with high‐adsorption capacity for mercury ions was prepared by grafting copolymerization of acrylonitrile onto sugarcane bagasse, followed by aminating with chelating molecule diethylenetriamine. Effects of grafting conditions such as irradiation dosage, acrylonitrile concentration, and solvents on the grafting yield were investigated. The adsorption performance for mercury ions were evaluated by batch adsorption experiments and kinetic experiments. The results show that AB is effective for the removal of mercury over a wide range of pH > 5. Adsorption isotherms of mercury ions on the modified bagasse can be well described by Langmuir equation. The equilibrium adsorption amount could be as high as 917.4 mg/g, and the removal percent of mercury ions can achieve 99%. The kinetic adsorption results indicate that AB could remove 80% of mercury ions in 2 h and 24 more hours are needed to achieve adsorption equilibrium. Regeneration experiments show that the adsorption capacity of recycled AB still can reach the level of 96% after four cycles. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2010     

Extraction and characterization of lignins from maize stem and sugarcane bagasse

Lignins were isolated from maize stem and sugarcane bagasse by using mild dioxane or acidic dioxane solution. The result of nitrobenzene oxidation of the isolated lignins shows that there is a high proportion of p‐hydroxyphenyl alcohol in the lignins of maize stem and sugarcane bagasse. The lignins isolated from maize stem and sugarcane bagasse have relatively same value of the weight‐average (M _w = 3405–3868 g mol⁻¹) and number‐average (M _n = 1411–1612 g mol⁻¹) molecular weights, and polydispersity (M _w/M _n = 2.24–2.51). Acidic dioxane treatment did attack the β‐aryl ether structures in lignins, in particular for β‐aryl syringyl ethers, and broke the ester bonds between arabinose and ferulic acid that etherified to lignins, and it also cleaved lots of bonds in hemicellulosic polymer. The proportion of β‐O‐4 (threo) guaiacyl units is higher than that of β‐O‐4 (erthreo) guaiacyl units. The phenyl glycoside and benzyl ether linkages between lignin and hemicelluloses are also demonstrated in NMR analysis. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci, 2011     

Activated carbon from sugar cane bagasse by carbonization in the presence of inorganic acids

Dried ground bagasse, impregnated with 50% inorganic acids and carbonized at 500°C, showed the sequence H₃PO₄ > H₂SO₄ > HCl > HNO₃, with respect to the efficiency of activation. Treatment with phosphoric acid of various concentrations (30–50 wt%) was followed by carbonization at 300–500°C for 3 h. Pore structure parameters were determined from the low-temperature adsorption of nitrogen, by applying the BET and α_s methods. Activated carbons obtained at low temperatures are essentially microporous with a low degree of mesoporosity. At higher temperatures products of higher surface area and total pore volume with developed mesoporosity and low microporosity are formed. An increase in the period of carbonization leads to a small decrease in both surface area and pore volume. Activated carbons with surface areas > 1000 m² g^?1 and mean pore dimensions around 2·0 nm, suitable for various purposes, are thus obtained.     

Solid‐state carbon‐13 NMR study of material composites based on sugarcane bagasse and thermoplastics polymers

The composites formed by sugarcane bagasse and thermoplastic polymers, such as polypropylene (PP), polyethylene (PE), and ethylene‐co‐vinyl acetate (EVA), have been analysed by carbon‐13 high‐resolution solid‐state nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), employing crosspolarization magic angle spinning (CPMAS); variable contact‐time experiment and proton spin‐lattice relaxation time in the rotating frame. NMR responses showed that these techniques can be used to observe the degree of compatibility and homogeneity of different polymers composites. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 82: 2150–2154, 2001     

Investigation of cellulose convertibility and ethanolic fermentation of sugarcane bagasse pretreated by wet oxidation and steam explosion

Sugarcane bagasse was pretreated by wet oxidation (WO) at 195 °C for 15 min under either alkaline, neutral or acidic conditions, and by steam explosion (STEX) at 205 °C for 10 min. Alkaline WO was more favourable than neutral and acidic WO for the following enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose, giving 792 g kg^?1 glucose yield after 48 h. The enzymatic hydrolysis of the fibres in the whole slurry was inhibited by inhibitory compounds contained in the prehydrolysate in comparison with the hydrolysis of the washed solid fibres in buffer. The inhibition increased proportionally with formic acid concentration in the pretreated liquid fraction. Cellulose conversion was higher for simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF) than for separate hydrolysis. The highest SSF conversion (829 g kg^?1) was obtained for the material treated by alkaline WO. The fermentability of the prehydrolysates by Saccharomyces cerevisiae was evaluated. Stronger inhibition of ethanolic fermentation was observed in the prehydrolysate obtained by steam explosion. The inhibition was more noticeable for the volumetric productivity than for the ethanol yield. The volumetric productivity was reduced by 94.5 and 91.2% for STEX and WO, respectively, whereas the ethanol yield was reduced only by 45.2 and 31.0%, correspondingly, for STEX and WO. Furan aldehydes seemed to be mainly responsible for the inhibition of the fermentation. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

Application of succinylated sugarcane bagasse as adsorbent to remove methylene blue and gentian violet from aqueous solutions - Kinetic and equilibrium studies

In a previous work, succinylated sugarcane bagasse (SCB 2) was prepared from sugarcane bagasse (B) using succinic anhydride as modifying agent. In this work the adsorption of cationic dyes onto SCB 2 from aqueous solutions was investigated. Methylene blue, MB, and gentian violet, GV, were selected as adsorbates. The capacity of SCB 2 to adsorb MB and GV from aqueous single dye solutions was evaluated at different contact times, pH, and initial adsorbent concentration. According to the obtained results, the adsorption processes could be described by the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. Adsorption isotherms were well fitted by Langmuir model. Maximum adsorption capacities for MB and GV onto SCB 2 were found to be 478.5 and 1273.2 mg/g, respectively.     

蔗渣活性炭去除糖蜜酒精废水COD的实验研究

通过单因素与正交实验,研究了蔗渣活性炭处理糖蜜酒精废水的工艺条件及其影响因素.结果表明,最佳工艺条件为蔗渣活性炭投加质量0.30 g、吸附时间120 min、溶液的pH=7.3(中性)和温度为30℃(常温),在此条件下糖蜜酒精废水COD去除率达74.3%.     

Effect of silica nucleants on the rates of crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate)

Studies of the crystallization of poly(ethylene terephthalate) (PET) by d.s.c., both isothermally and non-isothermally, show that the addition of silica causes marked increases in rate at loadings < 1 part filler in 100 parts polymer. At higher loadings the overall rate of crystallization decreases until it becomes less than that of un-nucleated PET. Modified silica, with an alkoxy-coated surface, causes similar but less pronounced changes in rate. The retardation in rate inspite of an increase in the number of spherulites is attributed to an increase in the viscosity of the polymer melt due to strong adsorption onto the silica particles.     

Adsorption of polluting substances on activated carbons prepared from rice husk and sugarcane bagasse

Rice husk and sugarcane bagasse were chemically impregnated with ZnCl₂ and carbonized at 700 °C in a large-scale rotary furnace. The activated carbons (ACs) obtained had BET surface area of 811 and 864 m²/g, respectively, and were essentially microporous. The adsorption of arsenic, humic acid, phenol and a municipal solid waste landfill leachate was examined. Both ACs showed the best adsorption behaviour towards phenol, removing around 80% at the equilibrium time of 4 h. The adsorption isotherms for arsenic and humic acid were also favourable, although the maximum loadings achieved were lower than that of phenol. Finally, the rice husk AC showed 60% and 70% removal efficiency for colour and COD, respectively, when tested on a landfill leachate.     

吸附法脱除天然气中少量丙烷和丁烷的研究

天然气中的少量丙烷和丁烷对活性炭的吸附存储能力有很大的影响,而且被其污染的活性炭常温下难以再生,因而有必要将其脱除后再充入吸附储罐。通过实验比较了几种活性炭和硅胶吸附剂脱除少量丙烷和丁烷时的处理能力及其再生性能。结果表明,活性炭具有较大的处理能力,但常温下不易再生;硅胶的处理能力不及活性炭,但常温下易于再生;微孔硅胶的综合性能好于中孔硅胶和大孔硅胶,并且较高的操作压力有利于提高其处理能力。     

城市污泥厌氧发酵残渣热解制备生物炭及其氮磷吸附研究

以污泥发酵前后的残渣热解制备生物炭,考察发酵前后污泥生物炭的物理性能及其对氨氮、总磷的吸附能力。实验结果表明污泥发酵有利于生物炭孔隙结构的发展,污泥发酵后制备的生物炭(FSBC)比表面积、孔体积均高于未发酵污泥制备的生物炭(SBC)。吸附实验结果表明,对于磷酸盐的吸附,3种材料吸附能力大小为 FSBC > SBC > CAC,对于氨氮的吸附,吸附能力顺序为CAC > FSBC > SBC,污泥发酵后制备的生物炭对氨氮和总磷的吸附能力较未发酵污泥生物炭明显增强。对于实际废水中氮、磷的吸附,其去除率顺序均为CAC > FSBC > SBC,其中CAC和FSBC对总磷的去除率分别为31%和27%,对氨氮的去除率则分别为7%和4%。FSBC与CAC对总磷和氨氮的去除率相差不大。FSBC作为污泥资源化得到的低成本吸附剂,有广阔的研究前景。