蔗渣纤维素黄原酸酯的制备及稳定性研究

以甘蔗渣为原材料,于20％(wt)的NaOH溶液中碱化24 h,在碱性条件下加入用量为0.5 mL/g的CS2,在30℃反应2.5 h,合成了蔗渣纤维素黄原酸酯(BCX)；并对其合成条件进行了优化,对其处理重金属离子的效果进行了评价.研究结果表明,BCX对重金属废水中的Ni2+、Cu2+、Zn2+、pb2+的去除率均在...     

双活性磺酸基蔗渣木聚糖对羟基苯甲酸酯的合成及活性模拟

以蔗渣木聚糖(BX)为主要原料、氨基三磺酸钠为酯化剂,在一步酯化合成磺酸基蔗渣木聚糖酯的基础上,利用磺酸基蔗渣木聚糖酯和对羟基苯甲酸进行二步酯化反应,合成了磺酸基蔗渣木聚糖对羟基苯甲酸酯,并考察了反应条件对酯化反应的影响,通过单因素实验确定了第二步酯化反应较佳的合成工艺条件.蔗渣木聚糖酯化改性前后的样品分别用FT-IR,DG-DTG和XRD进行了表征,并对该双酯化衍生物的分子进行了优化与活性模拟.结果表明:FT-IR证明双酯化产物含有磺酸基团和对羟基苯甲酸酯基团,TG-DTG分析表明该双酯化衍生物的热稳定性提高,XRD说明发生双酯化改性后分子排列的规整性提高,结晶度增加;活性模拟实现了磺酸基蔗渣木聚糖对羟基苯甲酸酯与艾滋病毒的对接.     

季铵型阳离子蔗渣纤维素对甘蔗清汁的澄清研究

利用新型的季铵型阳离子蔗渣纤维素作为澄清剂,对甘蔗清汁进行吸附脱色研究.本实验在单因素试验结果的基础上,分别选取纯度提高率和色值降低率作为考查指标,利用SPSS软件进行正交试验的设计和数据分析.通过最佳工艺参数的优化试验,得出如下结论:反应温度为80℃、蔗汁中阳离子蔗渣纤维素复合物的加入量为0.4g/100mL甘蔗清汁、接触时间为40min、pH值8.     

Xylanase production by Aspergillus awamori in solid-state fermentation and influence of different nitrogen sources

The use of purified xylan as a substrate for bioconversion into xylanases increases the cost of enzyme production. Consequently, there have been attempts to develop a bioprocess to produce such enzymes using different lignocellulosic residues. Filamentous fungi have been widely used to produce hydrolytic enzymes for industrial applications, including xylanases, whose levels in fungi are generally much higher than those in yeast and bacteria. Considering the industrial importance of xylanases, the present study evaluated the use of milled sugarcane bagasse, without any pretreatment, as a carbon source. Also, the effect of different nitrogen sources and the C∶N ratio on xylanase production by Aspergillus awamori were investigated, in experiments carried out in solid-state fermentation. High extracellular xylanolytic activity was observed on cultivation of A. awamori on milled sugarcane bagasse and organic nitrogen sources (45 IU/mL for endoxylanase and 3.5 IU/mL for β-xylosidase). Endoxylanase and β-xylosidase activities were higher when sodium nitrate was used as the nitrogen source, when compared with peptone, urea, and ammonium sulfate at the optimized C∶N ratio of 10∶1. The use of yeast extract as a supplement to the these nitrogen sources resulted in considerable improvementin the production of xylanases, showing the importance of this organic nitrogen source on A. awamori metabolism.     

Effect of the oxygen transfer coefficient on xylitol production from sugarcane bagasse hydrolysate by continuous stirred-tank reactor fermentation

The effect of the oxygen transfer coefficient on the production of xylitol by biocon version of xylose present in sugarcane bagasse hemicellulosic hydrolysate using the yeast Candiada guilliermondii was investigated. Continuous cultivation was carried out in a 1.25-L fermentor at 30°C, pH 5.5, 300 rpm, and a dilution rate of 0.03/h, using oxygen transfer coefficients of 10,20, and 30/h. The results showed that the microbial xylitol production (11 g/L) increased by 108% with the decrease in the oxygen volumetric transfer coefficient from 30 to 20/h. The maximum values of xylitol productivity (0.7g/[L…h]) and yield (0.58 g/g) were obtained at k _L a 20/h.     

Characterization of methylcellulose produced from sugar cane bagasse cellulose: Crystallinity and thermal properties

In the present work, methylcellulose produced from sugar cane bagasse was characterized by FTIR, WAXD, DTA and TGA techniques. Two samples were synthesized: methylcellulose A and methylcellulose B. The only difference in the process was the addition of fresh reactants during the preparation of methylcellulose B. The ratio between the absorption intensities of the C-H stretching band at around 2900 cm⁻¹ and O-H stretching at around 3400 cm⁻¹ for methylcellulose B is higher than for methylcellulose A, indicating that methylcellulose B showed an increase in the degree of substitution (DS). Methylcellulose A presents a more heterogeneous structure, which is similar to the original cellulose as seen through FTIR and DTA. Methylcellulose B showed thermal properties similar to commercial methylcellulose. The modification of methylcellulose preparation method allows the production of a material with higher DS, crystallinity and thermal stability in relation to the original cellulose and to methylcellulose A.     

Chromatographic characterization of thermally upgraded products from alternative fuels

An overview is presented of the analytical approaches developed by our research group over the last ten years for analysis of alternative fuel, both biomass and fossil. The alternative fuels are analyzed successively by PLC-8 (preparative liquid chromatography–group-type) fractionation and high resolution gas chromatography. Some of the possibilities for fractionation and characterization of alternative fuels are herein exemplified with sugar cane bagasse pyrolysis products.     

Ethanol/water pulp enzymatic pretreatment: Chemical and FTIR-PCA analyses

Pulps obtained from ethanol/water cooking of sugarcane bagasse were treated at different times using xylanase enzyme obtained from Thermomyces lanuginosus IOC-4145 or commercially (Cartazyme HS, Sandoz Products Ltd.). The enzyme dosage was 18 IU per g of dry pulp and the time varied from 4 h to 12 h. When xylanase from T. lanuginosus was used, the kappa number and viscosity improved independently of the processing time used (4 h, 8 h, and 12 h). After chemical evaluation, the obtained pulps were classified using Fourier Transformed Infra-Red Spectroscopy and Principal Component Analysis. The results showed that the first three principal components explained more than 90 % of the total variance of the pulp spectra.     

Optimization of acid hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse and investigations on its fermentability for the production of xylitol by Candida guilliermondii

The dilute-acid hydrolysis of sugarcane bagasse was optimized using a statistical experimental design resulting in hydrolysates containing 57.25 g/L of xylose, which were fermented with a high inoculum concentration (10 g/L of the yeast Candida guilliermondii IM/UFRJ 50088). The addition of urea reduced the time of conversion (t _C) to 75 h (without nitrogen source addition t _C>127 h), and, consequently, improving the rates of xylitol bioproduction. Fermentator experiments, using the optimized conditions, resulted in enhanced conversion rates, reducing t _C to 30 h. The stability of the yeast in the hydrolysate was also verified in a 480-h cultivation.