title: Separation of lignocellulosic materials by combined processes of pre-hydrolysis and ethanol extraction.
abstract: In this paper, we proposed a new modification for an ethanol-based pulping process, which would consist of the pre-hydrolysis (pre-extraction) of wood chips for removing hemicelluloses; the ethanol extraction of pre-hydrolyzed wood chips for removing lignin; and the post purification of cellulose, leading to the production of pure cellulose. We also experimentally evaluated the separation of hemicelluloses from the pre-hydrolysis liquor (PHL) obtained from a pulp mill. To remove lignin from the PHL, it was acidified to a pH of 2, which resulted in 47% lignin precipitation. The lignin separation from the acidified PHL was further improved via adding polyethylene oxide and poly aluminum chloride or adding ethyl acetate. To recover the hemicelluloses from the acidified PHL, ethanol was added to the acidified PHL with a volumetric ratio of 4 to 1. The isolated lignin and hemicelluloses were characterized by a Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and a gas permeation chromatography (GPC).
authors.affiliation: Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, Tianjin 300457, China. ehual@tust.edu.cn
authors.forename: Zehua
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Pedram
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Fatehi
authors.forename: M Sarwar
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Jahan
authors.forename: Yonghao
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ni
mesh_terms: D001709:Biotechnology / Q000379:methods*; D005591:Chemical Fractionation; D000431:Ethanol / Q000737:chemistry*; D006868:Hydrolysis / Q000187:drug effects; D008031:Lignin / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011134:Polysaccharides / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017550:Spectroscopy, Fourier Transform Infrared; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011134:Polysaccharides; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; C036909:lignocellulose; D000431:Ethanol; C007916:hemicellulose; D008031:Lignin; C033158:sulfuric acid