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Search for optimum conditions of Paulownia autohydrolysis process and influence in pulping process

  1. Juan C. García1,
  2. Minerva A.M. Zamudio1,
  3. Antonio Pérez1,
  4. Francisco López2,*,
  5. Jorge L. Colodette2

Article first published online: 7 APR 2010

DOI: 10.1002/ep.10442

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Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy

Volume 30, Issue 1, pages 92–101, April 2011

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García, J. C., Zamudio, M. A.M., Pérez, A., López, F. and Colodette, J. L. (2011), Search for optimum conditions of Paulownia autohydrolysis process and influence in pulping process. Environ. Prog. Sustainable Energy, 30: 92–101. doi: 10.1002/ep.10442

Author Information

  1. 1

    Chemical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales Campus del Carmen, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de marzo S/N, Huelva 21071, Spain

  2. 2

    Laboratory of Pulp and Paper (LCP), Department of Engineering Forestry, Federal University of Viçosa, Campus UFV, Viçosa 36570-000, MG, Brazil

*Chemical Engineering Department, Facultad de Ciencias Experimentales Campus del Carmen, Universidad de Huelva, Avda. 3 de marzo S/N, Huelva 21071, Spain

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 7 APR 2010
  2. Article first published online: 7 APR 2010

Funded by

  • Grupo Empresarial ENCE, S.A. (San Juan del Puerto factory, Huelva, Spain)
  • VICIDEX EUROPA S.L.
  • CICYT-FEDER (Science and Technology Inter Ministerial Commission, Spanish Government, European Regional Development Fund). Grant Numbers: CTQ2006-10329/PPQ, AGL2009-13113
  • “Ramón y Cajal”
  • “Juan de la Cierva”
  • Programs of the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation

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Keywords:

  • autohydrolysis;
  • biorefinery;
  • Paulownia;
  • soda-AQ pulp;
  • saccharides

Abstract

In this study, we evaluated the potential of a species trihybrid Paulownia fortunei, tormentosa, and elongata as an industrial crop in terms of its contents in holocellulose, lignin, xylo-oligomers, monomers, and other glucan and its use for making cellulose pulp. Well-optimized biomass autohydrolysis processes yield valuable liquid and solid phases that can be used to produce liquid fuels and cellulosic pulp. The process was modeled to optimize the extraction of xylo-oligomers and xylose in the liquid phase while preserving the integrity of cellulose fibers. The optimum processing conditions (viz. temperatures of 180–195°C and operating times of 0–15 min) provided an acceptable solid phase yield (70%), while maintaining a high xylose and xylo-oligomer contents in the liquid phase. Soda—anthraquinone pulping of solid fraction provide 60.6% pulp yield at Kappa number 33 and a viscosity of 787 cm3/g. The autohydrolyzed chips required 16.6% less alkali than the regular chips to achieve Kappa number 33. © 2010 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 2011

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