Abstract
As an environmentally friendly lignocellulosic biomass separation technology, hydrothermal pretreatment (HP) has a strong application prospect. However, the low separation efficiency is a main factor limiting its application. In this study, the poplar components were separated using HP with ferric chloride and pH buffer (HFB). The optimal conditions were ferric chloride concentration of 0.10M, reaction temperature of 150°C, reaction time of 15min and pH1.9. The separation of hemicellulose was increased 34.03% to 77.02%. The pH buffering resulted in the highest cellulose and lignin retention yields compared to ferric chloride pretreatment (FC). The high efficiency separation of hemicellulose via HFB pretreatment inhibited the degradation of xylose. The hydrolysate was effectively reused for five times. The fiber crystallinity index reached 60.05%, and the highest C/O ratio was obtained. The results provide theoretical support for improving the efficiency of HP and promoting its application.
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