Alkalization of Kraft Pulps from Pine and Eucalyptus and Its Effect on Enzymatic Saccharification and Viscosity Control of Cellulose

Alkalization of Kraft Pulps from Pine and Eucalyptus and Its Effect on Enzymatic Saccharification and Viscosity Control of Cellulose

Bleached kraft pulps from eucalyptus and pine were subjected to cold caustic extraction (CCE) with NaOH (5, 10, 17.5, and 35%) for hemicelluloses removal and to increase cellulose accessibility. The effect of these changes was evaluated in enzymatic saccharification with the multicomponent Cellic CT...

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Published in:Polymers Vol. 14; no. 15; p. 3127
Main Authors: Carrillo-Varela, Isabel, Vidal, Claudia, Vidaurre, Sebastián, Parra, Carolina, Machuca, Ángela, Briones, Rodrigo, Mendonça, Regis Teixeira
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 31-07-2022
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Subjects:
Accessibility
Biometrics
Bleaching
Cellic CTec3
Cellulase
Cellulose
cellulose conversion
cellulose crystallinity
cold caustic extraction
endoglucanase
Eucalyptus
Glucose
intrinsic viscosity
Kraft pulp
Lignin
Morphology
Reduction
Saccharification
Sodium hydroxide
Viscosity
St Louis Missouri
Brazil
United States > US
endoglucanase
cellulose crystallinity
Cellic CTec3
intrinsic viscosity
cold caustic extraction
cellulose conversion
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Summary:Bleached kraft pulps from eucalyptus and pine were subjected to cold caustic extraction (CCE) with NaOH (5, 10, 17.5, and 35%) for hemicelluloses removal and to increase cellulose accessibility. The effect of these changes was evaluated in enzymatic saccharification with the multicomponent Cellic CTec3 enzyme cocktail, and in viscosity reduction of pulps with the monocomponent endoglucanase (EG). After CCE with 10% NaOH (CCE10) and 17.5% NaOH (CCE17.5), hemicellulose content lower than 1% was achieved in eucalyptus and pine pulps, respectively. At these concentrations, cellulose I started to be converted into cellulose II. NaOH concentrations higher than 17.5% decreased the intrinsic viscosity (from 730 to 420 mL/g in eucalyptus and from 510 to 410 mL/g in pine). Cellulose crystallinity was reduced from 60% to 44% in eucalyptus and from 71% to 44% in pine, as the NaOH concentration increased. Enzymatic multicomponent saccharification showed higher glucose yields in all CCE-treated eucalyptus samples (up to 93%) while only CCE17.5 and CCE35 pine pulps achieved 90% after 40 h of incubation. Untreated bleached pulps of both species presented saccharification yields lower than 70%. When monocomponent EG was used to treat the same pulps, depending on enzyme charge and incubation time, a wide range of intrinsic viscosity reduction was obtained (up to 74%). Results showed that eucalyptus pulps are more accessible and easier to hydrolyze by enzymes than pine pulps and that the conversion of cellulose I to cellulose II hydrate only has the effect of increasing saccharification of CCE pine samples. Viscosity reduction of CCE pulps and EG treated pulps were obtained in a wide range indicating that pulps presented characteristics suitable for cellulose derivatives production.
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ISSN:2073-4360
2073-4360
DOI:10.3390/polym14153127