Selective adsorption of ferulic acid and furfural from acid lignocellulosic hydrolysate by novel magnetic lignin-based adsorbent

Houle Xiang, Kun Dai, Jingwei Kou, Guiqin Wang, Zhen Zhang, Dan Li, Chen Chen, Jinglan Wu

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Abstract

In this study, two novel adsorbents (M-0 and M-1) were obtained by one-step synthesis of magnetic nanoparticles with alkaline lignin and oxidized alkaline lignin, respectively. The core-shell structure of the two adsorbents was demonstrated by various characterization results. The adsorption performance of M-0 and M-1 for ferulic acid and furfural at different pH, contact time, initial concentration, and temperature were investigated. The results showed that the adsorbents were pH-sensitive for ferulic acid but not for furfural, and the adsorption process was rapid and thermodynamically unfavorable. Meanwhile, the simulated acid hydrolysate was detoxified by different concentrations of M-1 and its reusability was investigated under mild regeneration conditions (pH = 10, 328 K). M-1 exhibited 93.41 % removal of ferulic acid and 53.12 % removal of furfural with almost no sugar loss during the adsorption process, as well as excellent reusability. The adsorbent M-1 (before and after adsorption) was determined by suitable characterization techniques and the results illustrated π-π interactions and hydrogen bonding as the major forces. Above all, adsorbents have promising applications for the detoxification of acidic lignocellulosic hydrolysates.

Original languageEnglish
Article number122840
JournalSeparation and Purification Technology
Volume307
DOIs
StatePublished - 15 Feb 2023

Keywords

  • Detoxification
  • Lignocellulosic hydrolysates
  • Selective adsorption
  • pH-sensitivity

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