Simultaneous catalytic conversion of cellulose and corncob xylan under temperature programming for enhanced sorbitol and xylitol production

• Type: Article in International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2017

Authors

Lucília Ribeiro (Author) FEUP; José Melo Orfão (Author) FEUP; Manuel Fernando R Pereira (Author) FEUP

Journal

Title: Bioresource Technology

Vol. 244

Pages: 1173-1177

ISSN: 0960-8524

Publisher: Elsevier

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Authenticus ID: P-00N-0A9

DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2017.08.015

Abstract (EN): Sorbitol and xylitol yields can be improved by converting cellulose and xylan simultaneously, due to a synergetic effect between both substrates. Furthermore, both yields can be greatly enhanced by simply adjusting the reaction conditions regarding the optimum for the production of each product, since xylitol (from xylan) and sorbitol (from cellulose) yields are maximized when the reaction is carried out at 170 and 205 degrees C, respectively. Therefore, the combination of a simultaneous conversion of cellulose and xylan with a two-step temperature approach, which consists in the variation of the reaction temperature from 170 to 205 degrees C after 2 h, showed to be a good strategy for maximizing the production of sorbitol and xylitol directly from mixture of cellulose and xylan. Using this new and environmentally friendly approach, yields of sorbitol and xylitol of 75 and 77%, respectively, were obtained after 6 h of reaction.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5