The green hydrolysis technology of hemicellulose in corncob by the repeated use of hydrolysate

Abstract

Abstract To achieve green hydrolysis technology of hemicellulose through repeated using hydrolysate, the hydrolysis of hemicellulose in corncob was studied. The influence of repeated use of corncob hydrolysate on concentrations of d -xylose and l -arabinose was investigated. The loss rates of d -xylose in the prepared d -xylose solutions both with and without corncob, and repeated using corncob hydrolysate under identical acidity condition were discussed. The result shows that d -xylose concentration and l -arabinose concentration are all gradually increasing with the growing time of repeated use of corncob hydrolysate. After the fifth repetition, the concentrations of d -xylose and l -arabinose are 196.7 g·L − 1 and 22.0 g·L − 1 , respectively. Substance inhibiting the degradation of d -xylose is generated during repeated use of corncob hydrolysate, and the production is further proved by the change of d -xylose concentration and the loss rate of d -xylose over heating time.