Opportunities and challenges for flow-through hydrothermal pretreatment in advanced biorefineries

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Hydrothermal pretreatment (HTP) using only water offers great potential to reduce the overall cost of the bioconversion process. However, traditional HTP performed in a batch has limitations in removing lignin and often needs to be performed under severe conditions to achieve reasonable pretreatment effects. Lignin left in the pretreated residue at these conditions is also highly condensed, thus possessing an even more adverse impact on the hydrolysis process, which requires high enzyme loadings. To address these technical challenges, HTP performed in a flow-through configuration was developed to simultaneously achieve near-complete hemicellulose recovery, high lignin removal and high sugar release. Despite facing challenges such as potentially large water usage, flow-through HTP still represents one of the most cost-effective and eco-friendly pretreatment methods. This review mainly covers the latest cutting-edge innovations of flow-through HTP along with structural and compositional changes of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin before and after pretreatment.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:343

Enthalten in:

Bioresource technology - 343(2022) vom: 20. Jan., Seite 126061

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Meng, Xianzhi [VerfasserIn]
Yoo, Chang Geun [VerfasserIn]
Pu, Yunqiao [VerfasserIn]
Ragauskas, Arthur J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

059QF0KO0R
9004-34-6
9005-53-2
Biomass pretreatment
Cellulose
Flow-through hydrothermal pretreatment
Journal Article
Lignin
Lignin valorization
Review
Water

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Date Completed 24.11.2021

Date Revised 24.11.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126061

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NLM331392062