Promotion of levoglucosan production from biomass pyrolysis by hydrogen peroxide pre-oxidation

Haojie Yang; Xue Li; Shasha Liu; Guiying Lin; Xin Guo; Xin Wang; Kuan Ding; Yong Huang; Shu Zhang

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130667

Promotion of levoglucosan production from biomass pyrolysis by hydrogen peroxide pre-oxidation

Bioresour Technol. 2024 May:400:130667. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130667. Epub 2024 Apr 5.

Authors

Haojie Yang¹, Xue Li¹, Shasha Liu², Guiying Lin³, Xin Guo⁴, Xin Wang⁵, Kuan Ding¹, Yong Huang⁶, Shu Zhang⁷

Affiliations

¹ Joint International Research Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Materials, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China.
² College of Intelligent Manufacturing, Nanjing Polytechnic Institute, Nanjing 210044, Jiangsu, China.
³ College of Urban and Environmental Sciences, Hubei Normal University, No.1, Cihu Road 1, Huangshi 430052, Hubei, China.
⁴ State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, School of Energy and Power Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China.
⁵ Politecnico di Milano, Piazza Leonardo da Vinci 32, 20133 Milano, Italy.
⁶ Joint International Research Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Materials, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: huangyong@njfu.edu.cn.
⁷ Joint International Research Laboratory of Biomass Energy and Materials, Jiangsu Co-Innovation Center of Efficient Processing and Utilization of Forest Resources, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Nanjing Forestry University, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, China. Electronic address: s.zhang@njfu.edu.cn.

PMID: 38583674
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2024.130667

Abstract

Due to the complexity of biomass structures, the conversion of raw biomass into value-added chemicals is challenging and often requires efficient pretreatment of the biomass. In this paper, a simple and green pre-oxidation method, which was conducted under the conditions of 2 wt% H₂O₂, 80 min, and 150 °C, was reported to significantly increase the production of levoglucosan (LG) from biomass pyrolysis. The result showed that the LG yield significantly increased from 2.3 wt% (without pre-oxidation) to 23.1 wt% when pine wood was employed as a sample for pyrolysis at 400 °C, resulting from the removal of hemicellulose fraction and the in-situ acid catalysis of lignin carboxyl groups formed during the pre-oxidation. When the conditions for pre-oxidation became harsher than the above, the LG yield reduced because the decomposition of cellulose fraction in biomass. The study supplies an effective method for utilization of biomass as chemicals.

Keywords: Biomass; H(2)O(2) pre-oxidation; Levoglucosan; Pyrolysis.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Biomass*
Glucose* / analogs & derivatives*
Glucose* / chemistry
Hydrogen Peroxide* / chemistry
Lignin / analogs & derivatives
Lignin / chemistry
Oxidation-Reduction*
Pinus / chemistry
Pyrolysis*
Wood / chemistry

Substances

Hydrogen Peroxide
Glucose
1,6-anhydro-beta-glucopyranose
Lignin