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Abstract
Black liquor (BL) from the kraft process is considered a promising feedstock for several biorefinery scenarios. Besides lignin and carboxylic acids, this liquor also contains hemicelluloses and their degradation products. A simple and reliable detection of those is of importance for further processing of the liquor. The present paper presents a thorough investigation of quantitative analysis of carbohydrates, by performing acid hydrolysis experiments with a concentrated BL sample of 44% total dry solids. The hydrolysates were then analysed for the four monosaccharides arabinose, xylose, galactose and glucose, by high performance ion chromatography (HPIC) with pulsed amperometric detection. The amount of sulphuric acid needed for complete hydrolysis of the carbohydrates was determined in the range of 3.5-5 mol kg-1 of BL. A lower acid concentration led to insufficient liberation of galactose and glucose, while higher acid concentrations led to degradation of arabinose and xylose. The carbohydrate degradation was also investigated over time for different dilutions and hydrolysis temperatures. These experiments confirmed that the hexoses require considerably harsher conditions for complete liberation compared to xylose and arabinose. The use of internal recovery standards (RSs) was tested; the highest recoveries were obtained by direct spiking of the samples with the RS prior to hydrolysis.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 20210047 |
Pages (from-to) | 49-59 |
Number of pages | 11 |
Journal | Holzforschung |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2021 |
Keywords
- acid hydrolysis
- black liquor
- carbohydrate analysis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomaterials
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KrAcid - Isolation of carboxylic acids from pulping effluents
Spirk, S. (Co-Investigator (CoI)) & Kienberger, M. (Co-Investigator (CoI))
1/09/18 → 31/08/21
Project: Research project