The use of catalytic hydrogenation to intercept carbohydrates in a dilute acid hydrolysis of biomass to effect a clean separation from lignin

J. Michael Robinson; Caroline E. Burgess; Melissa A. Bently; Chris D. Brasher; Bruce O. Horne; Danny M. Lillard; José M. Macias; Hari D. Mandal; Samuel C. Mills; Kevin D. O'Hara; Justin T. Pon; Annette F. Raigoza; Ernesto H. Sanchez; José S. Villarreal

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.09.005

The use of catalytic hydrogenation to intercept carbohydrates in a dilute acid hydrolysis of biomass to effect a clean separation from lignin

J. Michael Robinson
, Caroline E. Burgess
, Melissa A. Bently
, Chris D. Brasher
, Bruce O. Horne
, Danny M. Lillard
, José M. Macias
, Hari D. Mandal
, Samuel C. Mills
, Kevin D. O'Hara
, Justin T. Pon
, Annette F. Raigoza
, Ernesto H. Sanchez
, José S. Villarreal

Agricultural & Biological Engineering

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Abstract

Biomass carbohydrates are fractionated very cleanly (>99%) from unreacted insoluble lignin by a dilute acid hydrolysis (0.35-1.5% H ₃PO₄), wherein the incipient aldoses are intercepted by catalytic hydrogenation (Ru/C) to produce a solution of C₅-C ₆ polyols (xylitol, sorbitol) and anhydro polyols (sorbitan) in which no phenols could be detected (<100 ppm). A screen removes granular catalyst and lignin is simply filtered from the product slurry. This "intercepted dilute acid hydrolysis" (IDAH) of biomass to polyols affords high conversion for a variety of biomass types within 3-6 h at ∼185°C. Minimum polyols cost (not including catalyst cost) is calculated to range from $0.055-$0.070 kg^-1. Polyols, rather than aldoses, are required for subsequent chemical conversion into hydrocarbon fuels.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	473-483
Number of pages	11
Journal	Biomass and Bioenergy
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.09.005
State	Published - May 2004

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Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Agronomy and Crop Science
Waste Management and Disposal

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Robinson, J. M., Burgess, C. E., Bently, M. A., Brasher, C. D., Horne, B. O., Lillard, D. M., Macias, J. M., Mandal, H. D., Mills, S. C., O'Hara, K. D., Pon, J. T., Raigoza, A. F., Sanchez, E. H., & Villarreal, J. S. (2004). The use of catalytic hydrogenation to intercept carbohydrates in a dilute acid hydrolysis of biomass to effect a clean separation from lignin. Biomass and Bioenergy, 26(5), 473-483. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2003.09.005

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