<p>Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are attractive for lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction because of their easy synthesis, reusability, inexpensive nature, and eco-friendliness. Pretreatment of rice straw was carried out using three types of DES: choline chloride:glycerol (ChCl:Gly), choline chloride:ethylene glycol (ChCl:EG), and choline chloride:formic acid (ChCl:FA) at 120&#xa0;°C, 1.5 bars in an autoclave for 1&#xa0;h. Enzymatic digestibility of pretreated samples was assessed at 10% solids loading and 9.0 filter paper units g<sup>−1</sup> cellulose of enzyme loading. A delignification efficiency of 51.6% was obtained with ChCl:FA compared to 30.4% and 36.1% obtained with ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG respectively. The cellulose content of 58.4% was obtained from ChCl:FA pretreated samples compared to cellulose contents of &lt; 48% from ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG pretreated samples; cellulose content of pretreated and untreated samples correlated with their crystallinity indexes. The lowest hemicellulose content of 9.5% was obtained from the ChCl:FA pretreated sample, while ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG were like the untreated (around 22%). As indicated by spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermogravimetric analysis, DES pretreatment caused alterations in chemical composition, structure, and surface morphology. ChCl:FA pretreated sample (Ac-PT4) was significantly hydrolysed, resulting in a glucose yield of 79.7% and a concentration of 45.56 gLl<sup>−1</sup> after 72&#xa0;h of hydrolysis. The glucose yield obtained from ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG pretreated samples ranged from 32 to 36%, while the glucose concentrations ranged from 14 to 16 gL<sup>−1</sup>. Pretreatment using ChCl:FA effectively delignified rice straw and led to a threefold increase in enzymatic digestibility compared to untreated; hence, pretreatment using ChCl:FA could support a biorefinery concept.</p>

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A comparative study of effect of polyol-based and acid-based deep eutectic solvents pretreatment of rice straw under autoclave conditions on cellulose enrichment and digestibility

  • Longinus Ifeanyi Igbojionu,
  • Jinesh Cherukkattu Manayil,
  • Alfred Fernandez-Castane

摘要

Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) are attractive for lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction because of their easy synthesis, reusability, inexpensive nature, and eco-friendliness. Pretreatment of rice straw was carried out using three types of DES: choline chloride:glycerol (ChCl:Gly), choline chloride:ethylene glycol (ChCl:EG), and choline chloride:formic acid (ChCl:FA) at 120 °C, 1.5 bars in an autoclave for 1 h. Enzymatic digestibility of pretreated samples was assessed at 10% solids loading and 9.0 filter paper units g−1 cellulose of enzyme loading. A delignification efficiency of 51.6% was obtained with ChCl:FA compared to 30.4% and 36.1% obtained with ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG respectively. The cellulose content of 58.4% was obtained from ChCl:FA pretreated samples compared to cellulose contents of < 48% from ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG pretreated samples; cellulose content of pretreated and untreated samples correlated with their crystallinity indexes. The lowest hemicellulose content of 9.5% was obtained from the ChCl:FA pretreated sample, while ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG were like the untreated (around 22%). As indicated by spectroscopic, microscopic, and thermogravimetric analysis, DES pretreatment caused alterations in chemical composition, structure, and surface morphology. ChCl:FA pretreated sample (Ac-PT4) was significantly hydrolysed, resulting in a glucose yield of 79.7% and a concentration of 45.56 gLl−1 after 72 h of hydrolysis. The glucose yield obtained from ChCl:Gly and ChCl:EG pretreated samples ranged from 32 to 36%, while the glucose concentrations ranged from 14 to 16 gL−1. Pretreatment using ChCl:FA effectively delignified rice straw and led to a threefold increase in enzymatic digestibility compared to untreated; hence, pretreatment using ChCl:FA could support a biorefinery concept.