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Ultrasound Assisted Alkaline Pre‐treatment Efficiently Solubilises Hemicellulose from Oat Hulls

Schmitz, Eva LU ; Karlsson, Eva Nordberg LU orcid and Adlercreutz, Patrick LU orcid (2021) In Waste and Biomass Valorization 12(10). p.5371-5381
Abstract

The establishment of sustainable bioeconomies requires the utilization of new renewable biomaterials. One such material currently seen as a waste product is oat hulls. Oat hulls exhibit a great potential for the production of dietary fibres due to their exceptionally large hemicellulose content (35%). Their recalcitrant structure however requires a suitable pre-treatment method to access and process the hemicellulose. After a screening of various physical, chemical and physico-chemical pre-treatment methods, including autoclaving, ultrasonication, microwave-, deep eutectic solvents-, as well as alkaline treatments, a combined ultrasonication and alkali pre-treatment method was here found to be the most suitable. A factorial design... (More)

The establishment of sustainable bioeconomies requires the utilization of new renewable biomaterials. One such material currently seen as a waste product is oat hulls. Oat hulls exhibit a great potential for the production of dietary fibres due to their exceptionally large hemicellulose content (35%). Their recalcitrant structure however requires a suitable pre-treatment method to access and process the hemicellulose. After a screening of various physical, chemical and physico-chemical pre-treatment methods, including autoclaving, ultrasonication, microwave-, deep eutectic solvents-, as well as alkaline treatments, a combined ultrasonication and alkali pre-treatment method was here found to be the most suitable. A factorial design resulted in optimized conditions of 10 min ultrasonication in water, followed by an incubation in 5 M NaOH at 80 ºC for 9 h yielding solubilisation of 72% of all hemicellulose in the hulls. The method was shown to efficiently break the ester bonds between ferulic acid and the hemicellulose main chain, contributing to its solubilisation. Graphic Abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]

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Alkali pre-treatment, Hemicellulose solubilisation, Oat hulls, Ultrasonication
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Waste and Biomass Valorization
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5371 - 5381
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10.1007/s12649-021-01406-0
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  author       = {{Schmitz, Eva and Karlsson, Eva Nordberg and Adlercreutz, Patrick}},
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  keywords     = {{Alkali pre-treatment; Hemicellulose solubilisation; Oat hulls; Ultrasonication}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{10}},
  pages        = {{5371--5381}},
  publisher    = {{Springer}},
  series       = {{Waste and Biomass Valorization}},
  title        = {{Ultrasound Assisted Alkaline Pre‐treatment Efficiently Solubilises Hemicellulose from Oat Hulls}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12649-021-01406-0}},
  doi          = {{10.1007/s12649-021-01406-0}},
  volume       = {{12}},
  year         = {{2021}},
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