Quantification of acidic compounds in complex biomass-derived streams

Karp, Eric M.; Nimlos, Claire T.; Deutch, Steve; Salvachúa, Davinia; Cywar, Robin M.; Beckham, Gregg T.

doi:10.1039/C6GC00868B

Quantification of acidic compounds in complex biomass-derived streams

Journal Article · Tue May 10 00:00:00 EDT 2016 · Green Chemistry

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1039/C6GC00868B· OSTI ID:1310172

Karp, Eric M. ^[1]; Nimlos, Claire T. ^[1]; Deutch, Steve ^[1]; Salvachúa, Davinia ^[1]; Cywar, Robin M. ^[1]; Beckham, Gregg T. ^[1]

National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States). National Bioenergy Center

Biomass-derived streams that contain acidic compounds from the degradation of lignin and polysaccharides (e.g. black liquor, pyrolysis oil, pyrolytic lignin, etc.) are chemically complex solutions prone to instability and degradation during analysis, making quantification of compounds within them challenging. Here we present a robust analytical method to quantify acidic compounds in complex biomass-derived mixtures using ion exchange, sample reconstitution in pyridine and derivatization with BSTFA. The procedure is based on an earlier method originally reported for kraft black liquors and, in this work, is applied to identify and quantify a large slate of acidic compounds in corn stover derived alkaline pretreatment liquor (APL) as a function of pretreatment severity. Analysis of the samples is conducted with GCxGC-TOFMS to achieve good resolution of the components within the complex mixture. The results reveal the dominant low molecular weight components and their concentrations as a function of pretreatment severity. Application of this method is also demonstrated in the context of lignin conversion technologies by applying it to track the microbial conversion of an APL substrate. Here as well excellent results are achieved, and the appearance and disappearance of compounds is observed in agreement with the known metabolic pathways of two bacteria, indicating the sample integrity was maintained throughout analysis. Finally, it is shown that this method applies more generally to lignin-rich materials by demonstrating its usefulness in analysis of pyrolysis oil and pyrolytic lignin.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Bioenergy Technologies Office (EE-3B)

Grant/Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1310172

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA--5100-66641

Journal Information:: Green Chemistry, Journal Name: Green Chemistry Journal Issue: 17 Vol. 18; ISSN GRCHFJ; ISSN 1463-9262

Publisher:: Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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