The potential of tailoring the conditions of steam explosion to produce xylo-oligosaccharides from sugarcane bagasse

In this study, the potential of the steam explosion (SE) method to produce high levels XOS from sugarcane bagasse, a xylan-rich hemicellulosic feedstock, was assessed. The effect of different operating conditions on XOS production yield and selectivity were investigated using a mini-pilot scale SE u...

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Autores: Carvalho, Ana Flavia Azevedo [UNESP], Marcondes, Wilian Fioreli, de Oliva Neto, Pedro [UNESP], Pastore, Glaucia Maria, Saddler, Jack N., Arantes, Valdeir
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2018
País:Brasil
Recursos:Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP)
Repositorio:Repositório Institucional da UNESP
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:repositorio.unesp.br:11449/170428
Acesso em linha:http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2017.11.041
http://hdl.handle.net/11449/170428
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:Steam explosion
Sugarcane bagasse
Xylan
Xylo-oligosaccharides
Descrição
Resumo:In this study, the potential of the steam explosion (SE) method to produce high levels XOS from sugarcane bagasse, a xylan-rich hemicellulosic feedstock, was assessed. The effect of different operating conditions on XOS production yield and selectivity were investigated using a mini-pilot scale SE unit. The results show that even under a non-optimized condition (190 °C, 5 min and 0.5% H2SO4 as catalyst), SE led to about 40% xylan recovery as XOS, which was comparable to the well-known, multi-step, enzymatic production of XOS from alkaline-extracted xylan, and other commonly employed chemical methods. In addition, the XOS-rich hydrolysate from SE constituted of greater diversity in the degree of polymerization, which has been shown to be desirable for prebiotic application.