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Title: Cellulolytic enzyme-aided extraction of hemicellulose from switchgrass and its characteristics

Journal Article · · Green Chemistry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/c9gc00252a · OSTI ID:1545200

The isolation of biomass components with their intact structure is integral for understanding the characteristics of biomass. Compared to other major biomass components such as cellulose and lignin, hemicellulose remains a challenging component to be isolated from the plant cell wall without significant depolymerization and modification. Here, a novel cellulolytic enzyme-aided hemicellulose (CEH) isolation method was developed to isolate hemicellulose with a near-native branched structure from switchgrass. The structural characteristics of CEH were investigated and compared with hemicelluloses isolated by conventional alkaline extracted hemicellulose (AEH) and DMSO extracted hemicellulose (DMSOH) methods. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) analysis indicated that CEH had a weight-average molecular weight of 44 kDa, which was comparable to that of AEH (43 kDa) but higher than that of DMSOH (37 kDa). The chemical composition analysis revealed that CEH retained a higher proportion of glucuronic acid compared to AEH and DMSOH. The 2D 13C–1H heteronuclear single quantum coherence (HSQC) NMR spectra containing the β-(1,4)-linked-D-xylan backbone, non-reducing-end peaks and both α- and β-reducing-end peaks in CEH were comparable to the spectra of the commercial beechwood xylan. CEH showed a highly branched hemicellulose structure, which retained methoxyl groups, O-acetyl groups, and 4-O-methyl-glucuronic acid attached to the xylan backbone.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Biological and Environmental Research (BER) (SC-23)
Grant/Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725
OSTI ID:
1545200
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1529646
Journal Information:
Green Chemistry, Journal Name: Green Chemistry Journal Issue: 14 Vol. 21; ISSN GRCHFJ; ISSN 1463-9262
Publisher:
Royal Society of ChemistryCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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