OrganoCat fractionation of vine shoots for coproduction of bioethanol, furfural, and lignin

Treatment of vine shoots with the OrganoCat method, using a mixture of oxalic acid (0.1 M) in water and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (1:1) at 140 °C for three hours, allowed a separation of the lignocellulosic biomass into three fractions: an undissolved pulp, an aqueous solution and a solid obtained by...

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Autores: Lara-Serrano, Marta, Morales-delaRosa, Silvia, Campos Martín, José Miguel, Romero, Inmaculada, Castro, Eulogio, Oliva, Jose M., Manzanares Secades, Paloma
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/412812
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/412812
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-105005829547&doi=10.1016%2Fj.indcrop.2025.121240&partnerID=40&md5=b9882ba9d931fdd12cfe96e4b50c5bd8
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Bioethanol
Biomass
Furfural
OrganoCat
Vine shoots
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Sumario:Treatment of vine shoots with the OrganoCat method, using a mixture of oxalic acid (0.1 M) in water and 2-methyltetrahydrofuran (1:1) at 140 °C for three hours, allowed a separation of the lignocellulosic biomass into three fractions: an undissolved pulp, an aqueous solution and a solid obtained by evaporation of the organic phase. The resulting pulp was enriched in cellulose with greater crystallinity than the initial one due to the dissolution of the amorphous part, which facilitated enzymatic digestion and produced a significantly high glucose content, close to 70 g/L, and an excellent substrate for ethanol production, reaching levels of 35 g/L. Lignin, was recovered from the organic phase, and hemicellulose-derived sugars in the aqueous phase were converted into furfural (64 % yield from xylose) and ethanol (98 % yield from glucose). Overall, we demonstrate that the OrganoCat method allows an interesting fractionation of the shoots and also enables the full utilization of the obtained fractions that can be efficiently transformed into high-value renewable products such as bioethanol, furfural and high-purity lignin, highlighting the potential of the method as a promising pretreatment technique for the valorization of lignocellulosic biomass. © 2025 The Authors