Abstract
The potential of alkali-assist photocatalytic (AAP) pretreatment to overcome the recalcitrant nature of lignocellulose biomass, i.e. rice straw (RS), was investigated in the present study. Box-Behenken Design (BBD) using standard response surface methodology (RSM) approach was considered to obtain optimal conditions for maximum delignification. The model was designed with three variables: alkali concentration (NaOH, 0-3% w/v), photocatalyst (TiO2 NPs (titania nanoparticles), 0-1g/L) and pretreatment time (30-240min). The availability of cellulose was increased by 96.73%, while the concentration of lignin and hemicellulose decreased by 73.89%, and 71.79%, respectively, at a combination of 1.5% NaOH, 0.5g/L TiO2 NPsand 135 min pretreatment time. The structural and morphological alterations in the RS were assessed via Fourier Transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) both before and after AAPpretreatment. The FTIR measurement indicated that the original RS included a significant quantity of lignin, which was eliminated after the pretreatment procedure. The XRD pattern demonstrates that cellulose crystallinity is significantly affected by the pretreatment. The SEM analysis revealed structural distortion and surface porosity from the pretreatment procedure.
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