Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond

Lignin and hemicellulose structures in cellulosic materials serve as a barrier for enzyme reactions. A pretreatment step is often needed to break these components to allow the biomass to be utilized as a source of value-added products. Various available pretreatment methods possess common drawbacks...

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Main Authors: Nazira, Mahmud, Rosentrater, Kurt A.
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Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
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description Lignin and hemicellulose structures in cellulosic materials serve as a barrier for enzyme reactions. A pretreatment step is often needed to break these components to allow the biomass to be utilized as a source of value-added products. Various available pretreatment methods possess common drawbacks of the high amount of liquid and chemical requirements, harsh process conditions, and the high amount of waste produced, which driving up the production costs of bioproducts. Low moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) pretreatment capable of eliminating those drawbacks. In this study, Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), corn gluten feed (CGF), corn fiber (CF), and oil palm frond (OPF) with different moisture contents were subjected to LMAA pretreatment at the specific ammonia loading rate, 1 h ammoniation, and 75°C incubation temperature. This pretreatment successfully decreased the lignin content of the materials, increased their percentage of α-cellulose, and improved enzymatic digestibility for most of the materials tested. The effect of moisture content (30 and 50% db) was found to be more significant than that of incubation time (24 and 72 h).
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spelling ump-317282021-07-28T08:51:18Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31728/ Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond Nazira, Mahmud Rosentrater, Kurt A. TP Chemical technology Lignin and hemicellulose structures in cellulosic materials serve as a barrier for enzyme reactions. A pretreatment step is often needed to break these components to allow the biomass to be utilized as a source of value-added products. Various available pretreatment methods possess common drawbacks of the high amount of liquid and chemical requirements, harsh process conditions, and the high amount of waste produced, which driving up the production costs of bioproducts. Low moisture anhydrous ammonia (LMAA) pretreatment capable of eliminating those drawbacks. In this study, Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS), corn gluten feed (CGF), corn fiber (CF), and oil palm frond (OPF) with different moisture contents were subjected to LMAA pretreatment at the specific ammonia loading rate, 1 h ammoniation, and 75°C incubation temperature. This pretreatment successfully decreased the lignin content of the materials, increased their percentage of α-cellulose, and improved enzymatic digestibility for most of the materials tested. The effect of moisture content (30 and 50% db) was found to be more significant than that of incubation time (24 and 72 h). Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-06-11 Article PeerReviewed pdf en cc_by_4 http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/31728/1/Low%20moisture%20anhydrous%20ammonia%20pretreatment%20of%20four%20lignocellulosic%20materials.pdf Nazira, Mahmud and Rosentrater, Kurt A. (2021) Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond. Frontiers in Energy Research, 9 (682522). pp. 1-10. ISSN 2296-598X. (Published) https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.682522 https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.682522
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Nazira, Mahmud
Rosentrater, Kurt A.
Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
title Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
title_full Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
title_fullStr Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
title_full_unstemmed Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
title_short Low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
title_sort low moisture anhydrous ammonia pretreatment of four lignocellulosic materials—distillers dried grains with solubles, corn gluten feed, corn fiber, and oil palm frond
topic TP Chemical technology
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