Investigation of acid hydrolysis for carbohydrate analysis in kraft black liquor

Silvia Margareta Maitz, Marlene Kienberger*

*Korrespondierende/r Autor/-in für diese Arbeit

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Abstract

Black liquor (BL) from the kraft process is considered a promising feedstock for several biorefinery scenarios. Besides lignin and carboxylic acids, this liquor also contains hemicelluloses and their degradation products. A simple and reliable detection of those is of importance for further processing of the liquor. The present paper presents a thorough investigation of quantitative analysis of carbohydrates, by performing acid hydrolysis experiments with a concentrated BL sample of 44% total dry solids. The hydrolysates were then analysed for the four monosaccharides arabinose, xylose, galactose and glucose, by high performance ion chromatography (HPIC) with pulsed amperometric detection. The amount of sulphuric acid needed for complete hydrolysis of the carbohydrates was determined in the range of 3.5-5 mol kg-1 of BL. A lower acid concentration led to insufficient liberation of galactose and glucose, while higher acid concentrations led to degradation of arabinose and xylose. The carbohydrate degradation was also investigated over time for different dilutions and hydrolysis temperatures. These experiments confirmed that the hexoses require considerably harsher conditions for complete liberation compared to xylose and arabinose. The use of internal recovery standards (RSs) was tested; the highest recoveries were obtained by direct spiking of the samples with the RS prior to hydrolysis.

Originalspracheenglisch
Aufsatznummer20210047
Seiten (von - bis)49-59
Seitenumfang11
FachzeitschriftHolzforschung
Jahrgang76
Ausgabenummer1
DOIs
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - 1 Jan. 2021

Schlagwörter

  • Acid hydrolysis
  • carbohydrate analysis
  • black liquor

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Biomaterialien

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