Enzymatic saccharification and structural properties of industrial wood sawdust: Recycled ionic liquids pretreatments

Thomas Auxenfans 1 Sébastien Buchoux 2 Dominique Larcher 3 Gérard Husson Eric Husson 2 Catherine Sarazin 2
1 FARE - Fractionnement des AgroRessources et Environnement - UMR-A 614
2 GEC - Génie Enzymatique et Cellulaire
3 LRCS - Laboratoire réactivité et chimie des solides
Abstract : Wood residues constitute a promising challenge for biochemical processing into bioethanol and chemicals with competitive costs. Here, we report the impacts of pretreatments in a hydrophilic ionic liquid ([C2mim][OAc]), onto the physicochemical properties and enzymatic saccharification of softwood (spruce) and hardwood (oak) sawdust. Enzymatic saccharification of IL-pretreated sawdust is significantly increased (up to 7 times) when compared to untreated ones. Methanol, ethanol or water can be used as polar anti-solvent for the recovery of a cellulose rich fraction after dissolution in IL (i.e regener-ation step) without any effect on enzymatic saccharification. Chemical, textural and structural modifications possibly induced by the IL pretreatments have been investigated through various means (Infra-red spectroscopy, NMR, X-ray diffraction) in order to correlate the observed modifications in enzymatic sac-charification. This mild pretreatment seemed to mainly act in a breakdown of lignocellulosic organization leading to better cellulase accessibility to cellulose thanks to the expansion of the powder and the creation of a large porous volume (5 times more apparent porous volume). Partial removal of lignin and extractives may also contribute to the best enzymatic performances. The recyclability and reuse up to 7 times of [C2mim][OAc] is shown without the need of strictly anhydrous conditions and any alteration of the pretreatment.
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Thomas Auxenfans, Sébastien Buchoux, Dominique Larcher, Gérard Husson, Eric Husson, et al.. Enzymatic saccharification and structural properties of industrial wood sawdust: Recycled ionic liquids pretreatments. Energy Conversion and Management, Elsevier, 2014, 88, pp.1094-1103. ⟨10.1016/j.enconman.2014.04.027⟩. ⟨hal-01988316⟩

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