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  • Biomass Pretreatment
  • Green Chemistry
  • Biorefining

Background:

  • Moso bamboo's natural recalcitrance hinders efficient biomass utilization.
  • Deep eutectic solvents (DES) offer a promising approach for biomass deconstruction.
  • Optimizing DES for enhanced lignin removal and carbohydrate preservation is crucial for biorefining.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel sodium sulfide (Na2S) promoted deep eutectic solvent (DES) system.
  • To investigate the efficiency of this Na2S-DES system in pretreating moso bamboo (MB).
  • To evaluate the impact on lignin removal, carbohydrate preservation, and subsequent enzymatic saccharification.

Main Methods:

  • Formulation of a DES using choline chloride, ethylene glycol, and Na2S.
  • Pretreatment of moso bamboo using the Na2S-promoted DES at 140°C.
  • Analysis of lignin removal, glucan and hemicellulose preservation.
  • Enzymatic saccharification of the pretreated biomass.
  • Lignin recovery yield assessment.

Main Results:

  • The Na2S-promoted DES achieved a maximum lignin removal of 74.67%.
  • Glucan and hemicellulose were preserved to the maximum extent during pretreatment.
  • Enzymatic saccharification yield reached 100% post-pretreatment.
  • High lignin recovery yield of 81.47% was achieved.
  • The Na2S-DES system demonstrated superior performance compared to conventional alkaline DES.

Conclusions:

  • Sodium sulfide acts as a powerful enhancer for DES in biomass fractionation.
  • The Na2S-promoted DES offers an efficient and effective method for moso bamboo pretreatment.
  • This approach significantly improves lignin removal, carbohydrate preservation, and enzymatic digestibility.
  • The developed DES system holds promise for advanced biorefining applications.