Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA)

Liu, Zhi -Hua; Hao, Naijia; Shinde, Somnath; Pu, Yunqiao Joseph; Kang, Xiaofeng; Ragauskas, Arthur J.; Yuan, Joshua S.

doi:10.1039/c8gc03290d

Title: Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA)

Abstract

Sustainable biorefinery heavily depends on the generation of value-added products, particularly from lignin. Despite considerable efforts, the production of fungible lignin bioproducts is still hindered by the poor fractionation and low reactivity of lignin. To address these challenges, the sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA) using ethanol plus different-stage catalysts was explored to selectively dissolve lignin for producing multiple uniform lignin streams, and to tailor its chemistry and reactivity for fabricating lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) with desired quality features. In a biorefinery concept, the carbohydrate output is taken into consideration. SOFA significantly increased the glucose and xylose yields, suggesting an improved monomer-sugar release. The fractionated lignin was used to fabricate LNPs via self-assembly. Although these LNPs were derived from the same substrate, they exhibited different properties. The effective diameter almost followed the order of stage 1, stage 3, and stage 2 in each SOFA, and the smallest effective diameter was approximately 130 nm from SOFA using ethanol plus sulfuric acid. The polydispersity index and zeta potential were less than 0.08 and –50 mV, respectively, suggesting good uniformity and stability of the LNPs. Lignin characterization results suggested that SOFA using ethanol plus sulfuric acid produced high-molecular-weight lignin, decreased S/G ratio, and β-O-4 andmore »« less

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Liu, Zhi -Hua ^[1]; Hao, Naijia ^[2];

^[2];

^[3]; Kang, Xiaofeng ^[4];

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Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Texas A & M Univ., College Station, TX (United States); Northwest Univ. (People's Republic of China)
Univ. of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN (United States); Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Publication Date:: 2018-11-15

Research Org.:: Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER)

OSTI Identifier:: 1489102

Alternate Identifier(s):: OSTI ID: 1483017

Grant/Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725; EE0006112; EE0007104; EE0008250

Resource Type:: Accepted Manuscript

Journal Name:: Green Chemistry

Additional Journal Information:: Journal Volume: 21; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1463-9262

Publisher:: Royal Society of Chemistry

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

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                    Liu, Zhi -Hua, Hao, Naijia, Shinde, Somnath, Pu, Yunqiao Joseph, Kang, Xiaofeng, Ragauskas, Arthur J., and Yuan, Joshua S. Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA).  United States: N. p., 2018. 
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                    Liu, Zhi -Hua, Hao, Naijia, Shinde, Somnath, Pu, Yunqiao Joseph, Kang, Xiaofeng, Ragauskas, Arthur J., & Yuan, Joshua S. Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA).  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1039/c8gc03290d

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                    Liu, Zhi -Hua, Hao, Naijia, Shinde, Somnath, Pu, Yunqiao Joseph, Kang, Xiaofeng, Ragauskas, Arthur J., and Yuan, Joshua S. Thu .  
"Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA)".  United States.  https://doi.org/10.1039/c8gc03290d.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1489102.

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@article{osti_1489102,

  title        = {Defining lignin nanoparticle properties through tailored lignin reactivity by sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA)},

  author       = {Liu, Zhi -Hua and Hao, Naijia and Shinde, Somnath and Pu, Yunqiao Joseph and Kang, Xiaofeng and Ragauskas, Arthur J. and Yuan, Joshua S.},

  abstractNote = {Sustainable biorefinery heavily depends on the generation of value-added products, particularly from lignin. Despite considerable efforts, the production of fungible lignin bioproducts is still hindered by the poor fractionation and low reactivity of lignin. To address these challenges, the sequential organosolv fragmentation approach (SOFA) using ethanol plus different-stage catalysts was explored to selectively dissolve lignin for producing multiple uniform lignin streams, and to tailor its chemistry and reactivity for fabricating lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) with desired quality features. In a biorefinery concept, the carbohydrate output is taken into consideration. SOFA significantly increased the glucose and xylose yields, suggesting an improved monomer-sugar release. The fractionated lignin was used to fabricate LNPs via self-assembly. Although these LNPs were derived from the same substrate, they exhibited different properties. The effective diameter almost followed the order of stage 1, stage 3, and stage 2 in each SOFA, and the smallest effective diameter was approximately 130 nm from SOFA using ethanol plus sulfuric acid. The polydispersity index and zeta potential were less than 0.08 and –50 mV, respectively, suggesting good uniformity and stability of the LNPs. Lignin characterization results suggested that SOFA using ethanol plus sulfuric acid produced high-molecular-weight lignin, decreased S/G ratio, and β-O-4 and β–β linkage abundance, yet produced the condensed lignin and enhanced its hydrophobicity. More importantly, it exposed more phenolic OH groups and enhanced the stability of LNPs, likely due to the hydrogen bond networks. Together with enriched COOH groups, it promoted the formation of electrical double layers and increased the zeta potential of LNPs. In conclusion, by tailoring the lignin chemistry using SOFA to enhance the self-assembling process, high-quality LNPs of a spherical shape, small effective diameters, and good stability have been fabricated, which represents a sustainable means for upgrading the low-value lignin and thus contributes to the profitability of biorefineries.},

  doi          = {10.1039/c8gc03290d},

  journal      = {Green Chemistry},

  number       = 2,

  volume       = 21,

  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2018},

  month        = {11}

}

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Synergistic Improvement of Carbohydrate and Lignin Processability by Biomimicking Biomass Processing

Journal Article Li, Man ; Liu, Zhi-Hua ; Hao, Naijia ; ... - Frontiers in Energy Research

The sustainability and economic feasibility of modern biorefinery depend on the efficient processing of both carbohydrate and lignin fractions for value-added products. By mimicking the biomass degradation process in white-rote fungi, a tailored two-step fractionation process was developed to maximize the sugar release from switchgrass biomass and to optimize the lignin processability for bioconversion. Biomimicking biomass processing using Formic Acid: Fenton: Organosolv (F₂O) and achieved high processability for both carbohydrate and lignin. Specifically, switchgrass pretreated by the F₂O process had 99.6% of the theoretical yield for glucose release. The fractionated lignin was also readily processable by fermentation via Rhodococcus opacusmore »« less
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journal, July 2001

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journal, February 1997

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journal, January 2016

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journal, April 2005

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journal, January 2016

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journal, January 2016

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journal, December 2017

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journal, May 2012

Reductive lignocellulose fractionation into soluble lignin-derived phenolic monomers and dimers and processable carbohydrate pulps
journal, January 2015

Synergetic Effects of Alcohol/Water Mixing on the Catalytic Reductive Fractionation of Poplar Wood
journal, October 2016

Structural Characterization and Comparison of Switchgrass Ball-milled Lignin Before and After Dilute Acid Pretreatment
journal, August 2009

Catalytic Transformation of Lignin for the Production of Chemicals and Fuels
journal, October 2015

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journal, February 2007

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journal, January 2017

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journal, January 2010

Effects of Two-Stage Dilute Acid Pretreatment on the Structure and Composition of Lignin and Cellulose in Loblolly Pine
journal, September 2008

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journal, March 2018

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journal, July 2004

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journal, January 2018

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journal, April 2011

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journal, July 2010

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journal, January 2012

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journal, April 2016

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journal, January 1995

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journal, May 2014

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journal, January 2012

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journal, January 2017

Organosolv fractionating pre‐treatment of lignocellulosic biomass for efficient enzymatic saccharification: chemistry, kinetics, and substrate structures
journal, February 2017

Formation of uniform colloidal spheres from lignin, a renewable resource recovered from pulping spent liquor
journal, January 2014

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journal, April 2015

Rapid and near-complete dissolution of wood lignin at ≤80°C by a recyclable acid hydrotrope
journal, September 2017

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journal, April 2012

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journal, May 2017

The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals
journal, June 2010

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journal, December 2016

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journal, January 2015

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journal, December 2010

A critical review on analysis in pretreatment of lignocelluloses: Degree of polymerization, adsorption/desorption, and accessibility
journal, March 2016

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journal, April 1987

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journal, February 2017

Combinatorial pretreatment and fermentation optimization enabled a record yield on lignin bioconversion
journal, January 2018

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journal, December 2016

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journal, January 2017

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journal, January 2000

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journal, December 2008

2D NMR characterization of wheat straw residual lignin after dilute acid pretreatment with different severities
journal, June 2017

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journal, January 2016

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journal, July 2017

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journal, June 2016

Fabrication of Environmentally Biodegradable Lignin Nanoparticles
journal, October 2012

Lignin extraction and catalytic upgrading from genetically modified poplar
journal, January 2018

Mass balance and transformation of corn stover by pretreatment with different dilute organic acids
journal, May 2012

Xylose yields and relationship to combined severity for dilute acid post-hydrolysis of xylooligomers from hydrothermal pretreatment of corn stover
journal, January 2015

Characterization of milled wood lignin and ethanol organosolv lignin from miscanthus
journal, October 2009

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journal, January 2015

Lignin depolymerization/repolymerization and its critical role for delignification of aspen wood by steam explosion
journal, November 2007

Preparation of lignin nanoparticles by chemical modification
journal, March 2014

Synthesis and Characterization of Biodegradable Lignin Nanoparticles with Tunable Surface Properties
journal, June 2016

Producing wood-based nanomaterials by rapid fractionation of wood at 80 °C using a recyclable acid hydrotrope
journal, January 2017

Formation of uniform colloidal spheres from lignin, a renewable resource recovered from pulping spent liquor
text, January 2013

Chemical transformations of Populus trichocarpa during dilute acid pretreatment
text, January 2012

Cooperative valorization of lignin and residual sugar to polyhydroxyalkanoate (PHA) for enhanced yield and carbon utilization in biorefineries
journal, January 2019