Study of Sugarcane Bagasse Pretreatment with Sulfuric Acid as a Step of Cellulose Obtaining
To produce sugar and ethanol, sugarcane processing
generates several agricultural residues, being straw and bagasse is
considered as the main among them. And what to do with this
residues has been subject of many studies and experiences in an
industry that, in recent years, highlighted by the ability to transform
waste into valuable products such as electric power. Cellulose is the
main component of these materials. It is the most common organic
polymer and represents about 1.5 x 1012 tons of total production of
biomass per year and is considered an almost inexhaustible source of
raw material. Pretreatment with mineral acids is one of the most
widely used as stage of cellulose extraction from lignocellulosic
materials for solubilizing most of the hemicellulose content. This
study had as goal to find the best reaction time of sugarcane bagasse
pretreatment with sulfuric acid in order to minimize the losses of
cellulose concomitantly with the highest possible removal of
hemicellulose and lignin. It was found that the best time for this
reaction was 40 minutes, in which it was reached a loss of
hemicelluloses around 70% and lignin and cellulose, around 15%.
Over this time, it was verified that the cellulose loss increased and
there was no loss of lignin and hemicellulose.
[1] Cardona, C. A., Quintero, J. A., & Paz, I. C. Production of bioethanol
from sugarcane bagasse: Status and perspectives. Bioresource
Technology, v.101, 2010, p.4754-4766.
[2] CONAB (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento). Producão de cana
no Brasil terá novo recorde. Available at: http//www. conab.gov.br.
[Accessed Oct 23, 2011].
[3] Edwards B. Energy use in cane and beet factories. Proceedings of the
Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists,1991. p. 227-9.
[4] Dawson M,Dixon T,Inkerman P. Moisture loss from baled bagasse
during storage. Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane
Technologists,1990. p. 199-206.
[5] Pandey, A., Soccol, C.R., Nigam, P., Soccol, V.T. Biotechnological
potential of agro-industrial residues. I: sugarcane bagasse. Bioresource
Technology, v. 74, n. 1, 2000, p. 69-80.
[6] Ojeda, K., Ávila, O, Suárez, J., Kafarov, V. Evaluation of technological
alternatives for process integration of sugarcane bagasse for sustainable
biofuels production -part 1. Chemical Engineering Research and
Design, v. 89, n. 3, 2011, p. 270-279.
[7] Zhao, X., Wu, R., Liu, D. Production of pulp, ethanol and lignin from
sugarcane bagasse by alkali-peracetic acid delignification. Biomass and
Bioenergy, v.35, n.7, 2011, p. 2874-2882.
[8] Fengel, D.; Wegener, G. Wood Chemistry, Ultrastructure, Reactions,
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1989.
[9] Klemm, D., Heublein, B., Fink, H.P., Bonh, A. Cellulose: fascinating
biopolymer and sustainable raw material. Angewandte Chemie
International Edition, v. 44, n.22, 2005, p. 3358-3393.
[10] Canetieri, E., Rocha, G. J. M., de Carvalho, J. R., Silva, J. B. A.
Optimization of acid hydrolysis from the hemicellulosic fraction of
Eucalyptus grandis residue using response surface methodology.
Bioresource Technology, 2007, p.422-8.
[11] Fernandez, N. Pulp and paper development from sugarcane bagasse. In:
Third Internacional Non-wood Fiber Pulping and Papermaking
Conference, Proceedings, Pequim, v. 1, 1996, p. 231-240.
[12] Marton, G., Dencs, J., Szokonya, L. Principles of biomass refining. In:
Handbook of heat and mass transfer. Houston: Gulf Publishing,1989. p.
609-52.
[13] Tsao, G. Ethanol and chemicals from cellulosics. Proceedings of the
International Symposium: Alternative Sources of Energy for
Agriculture,1984. p. 177-85.
[14] Trickett, R., Neytzell-de Wilde, F. Dilute acid hydrolysis of bagasse
hemicellulose. Chemsa, 1982; March: p.11-5.
[15] Youssef, K., Ghareib, M., Nour El Dein, M. Improvement of the
biodegredation of some cellulosic wastes by acid pretreatment. Acta
Microbiologica Polonica, 1991,p.187-95.
[16] Torget, R., Werdene, P., Himmel, M., Grohmann, K. Dilute acid
pretreatment of short rotation woody and herbaceous crops. Applied
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 1990, p.115-26.
[17] El-Taaboulsi, M. ,Nassar, M., Abd El-Rehim, E. A modified method of
nitric acid pulping of bagasse. Journal of Chemical Technology and
Biotechnology, 1983, p.87-96.
[18] Fontana, J., Corea, J., Duarte, J., Barbosa, A., Blumel, M. Aqueous
phosphoric acid hydrolysis of hemicelluloses from sugarcane and
sorghum bagasses. Biotechnology and Bioengineering Symposium No.
14, 1984. p. 175-85.
[19] Springer. Hydrolysis of aspenwood xylan with aqueous solutions of
hydrochloric acid. TAPPI Journal, 1966, p.102-6.
[20] Rocha, G. J. M., Silva, F. T., Ara├║jo, G. T., Curvelo, A. A. S. A fast and
accurate method for determination of cellulose and polyoses by HPLC.
In: Brazilian Symposium on the chemistry of Lignin and Other Wood
Components, Curitiba. Proceedings, v.5, 1997.
[21] G ouveia, E. R.; Nascimento, R. T.; Souto-maior, A. M.; Rocha, G. J. M.
Validação de metodologia para a caracterização química de bagaço de
cana-de-açúcar. Química Nova, 2009, p.1-4.
[22] Koga, M, E. T. Cellulose and paper. Technology of celullosic pulp
production. São Paulo: IPT, Senai, v.1, Ed. 2, 1998.
[23] B. P. Lavarack,G. J. Griffin, D. Rodman. The acid hydrolysis of
sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose to produce xylose, arabinose, glucose
and other products. Biomass and Bioenergy. v. 23, 2002, p.367-380.
[24] Trickett, R. Utilisation of bagasse for the production of C5-and C6-
sugar,Masters thesis,University of Natal,Durban, 1984.
[25] Koukios, E., Sidiras, D. The role of pre-hydrolysis in refining
lignocellulosic biomass. Cellulose Chemistry and Technology. 1995, p.
435-50.
[26] Szokonya, L., Marton, G., Havas-Dencs, J., Kovacs, M. Chemical
processing of biomass I- Production of D-xylose by acidic hydrolysis of
plant materials. Hungarian Journal of Industrial Chemistry. 1988, p.11-
20.
[1] Cardona, C. A., Quintero, J. A., & Paz, I. C. Production of bioethanol
from sugarcane bagasse: Status and perspectives. Bioresource
Technology, v.101, 2010, p.4754-4766.
[2] CONAB (Companhia Nacional de Abastecimento). Producão de cana
no Brasil terá novo recorde. Available at: http//www. conab.gov.br.
[Accessed Oct 23, 2011].
[3] Edwards B. Energy use in cane and beet factories. Proceedings of the
Australian Society of Sugar Cane Technologists,1991. p. 227-9.
[4] Dawson M,Dixon T,Inkerman P. Moisture loss from baled bagasse
during storage. Proceedings of the Australian Society of Sugar Cane
Technologists,1990. p. 199-206.
[5] Pandey, A., Soccol, C.R., Nigam, P., Soccol, V.T. Biotechnological
potential of agro-industrial residues. I: sugarcane bagasse. Bioresource
Technology, v. 74, n. 1, 2000, p. 69-80.
[6] Ojeda, K., Ávila, O, Suárez, J., Kafarov, V. Evaluation of technological
alternatives for process integration of sugarcane bagasse for sustainable
biofuels production -part 1. Chemical Engineering Research and
Design, v. 89, n. 3, 2011, p. 270-279.
[7] Zhao, X., Wu, R., Liu, D. Production of pulp, ethanol and lignin from
sugarcane bagasse by alkali-peracetic acid delignification. Biomass and
Bioenergy, v.35, n.7, 2011, p. 2874-2882.
[8] Fengel, D.; Wegener, G. Wood Chemistry, Ultrastructure, Reactions,
Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, 1989.
[9] Klemm, D., Heublein, B., Fink, H.P., Bonh, A. Cellulose: fascinating
biopolymer and sustainable raw material. Angewandte Chemie
International Edition, v. 44, n.22, 2005, p. 3358-3393.
[10] Canetieri, E., Rocha, G. J. M., de Carvalho, J. R., Silva, J. B. A.
Optimization of acid hydrolysis from the hemicellulosic fraction of
Eucalyptus grandis residue using response surface methodology.
Bioresource Technology, 2007, p.422-8.
[11] Fernandez, N. Pulp and paper development from sugarcane bagasse. In:
Third Internacional Non-wood Fiber Pulping and Papermaking
Conference, Proceedings, Pequim, v. 1, 1996, p. 231-240.
[12] Marton, G., Dencs, J., Szokonya, L. Principles of biomass refining. In:
Handbook of heat and mass transfer. Houston: Gulf Publishing,1989. p.
609-52.
[13] Tsao, G. Ethanol and chemicals from cellulosics. Proceedings of the
International Symposium: Alternative Sources of Energy for
Agriculture,1984. p. 177-85.
[14] Trickett, R., Neytzell-de Wilde, F. Dilute acid hydrolysis of bagasse
hemicellulose. Chemsa, 1982; March: p.11-5.
[15] Youssef, K., Ghareib, M., Nour El Dein, M. Improvement of the
biodegredation of some cellulosic wastes by acid pretreatment. Acta
Microbiologica Polonica, 1991,p.187-95.
[16] Torget, R., Werdene, P., Himmel, M., Grohmann, K. Dilute acid
pretreatment of short rotation woody and herbaceous crops. Applied
Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 1990, p.115-26.
[17] El-Taaboulsi, M. ,Nassar, M., Abd El-Rehim, E. A modified method of
nitric acid pulping of bagasse. Journal of Chemical Technology and
Biotechnology, 1983, p.87-96.
[18] Fontana, J., Corea, J., Duarte, J., Barbosa, A., Blumel, M. Aqueous
phosphoric acid hydrolysis of hemicelluloses from sugarcane and
sorghum bagasses. Biotechnology and Bioengineering Symposium No.
14, 1984. p. 175-85.
[19] Springer. Hydrolysis of aspenwood xylan with aqueous solutions of
hydrochloric acid. TAPPI Journal, 1966, p.102-6.
[20] Rocha, G. J. M., Silva, F. T., Ara├║jo, G. T., Curvelo, A. A. S. A fast and
accurate method for determination of cellulose and polyoses by HPLC.
In: Brazilian Symposium on the chemistry of Lignin and Other Wood
Components, Curitiba. Proceedings, v.5, 1997.
[21] G ouveia, E. R.; Nascimento, R. T.; Souto-maior, A. M.; Rocha, G. J. M.
Validação de metodologia para a caracterização química de bagaço de
cana-de-açúcar. Química Nova, 2009, p.1-4.
[22] Koga, M, E. T. Cellulose and paper. Technology of celullosic pulp
production. São Paulo: IPT, Senai, v.1, Ed. 2, 1998.
[23] B. P. Lavarack,G. J. Griffin, D. Rodman. The acid hydrolysis of
sugarcane bagasse hemicellulose to produce xylose, arabinose, glucose
and other products. Biomass and Bioenergy. v. 23, 2002, p.367-380.
[24] Trickett, R. Utilisation of bagasse for the production of C5-and C6-
sugar,Masters thesis,University of Natal,Durban, 1984.
[25] Koukios, E., Sidiras, D. The role of pre-hydrolysis in refining
lignocellulosic biomass. Cellulose Chemistry and Technology. 1995, p.
435-50.
[26] Szokonya, L., Marton, G., Havas-Dencs, J., Kovacs, M. Chemical
processing of biomass I- Production of D-xylose by acidic hydrolysis of
plant materials. Hungarian Journal of Industrial Chemistry. 1988, p.11-
20.
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generates several agricultural residues, being straw and bagasse is
considered as the main among them. And what to do with this
residues has been subject of many studies and experiences in an
industry that, in recent years, highlighted by the ability to transform
waste into valuable products such as electric power. Cellulose is the
main component of these materials. It is the most common organic
polymer and represents about 1.5 x 1012 tons of total production of
biomass per year and is considered an almost inexhaustible source of
raw material. Pretreatment with mineral acids is one of the most
widely used as stage of cellulose extraction from lignocellulosic
materials for solubilizing most of the hemicellulose content. This
study had as goal to find the best reaction time of sugarcane bagasse
pretreatment with sulfuric acid in order to minimize the losses of
cellulose concomitantly with the highest possible removal of
hemicellulose and lignin. It was found that the best time for this
reaction was 40 minutes, in which it was reached a loss of
hemicelluloses around 70% and lignin and cellulose, around 15%.
Over this time, it was verified that the cellulose loss increased and
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