TY - GEN
T1 - Biomass characterization and organosolv pretreatment of Buddleja davidii
AU - Hallac, Bassem B.
AU - Sannigrahi, Poulomi
AU - Pu, Yunqiao
AU - Ray, Michael
AU - Murphy, Richard
AU - Ragauskas, Arthur J.
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Buddleja davidii, as a potential bioresource for biofuels, has several attractive agro-energy features. This research project constitutes the first detailed characterization of this novel biomass feedstock. Results from the biomass characterization of B. davidii, which includes the determination of lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents, as well as, detailed elucidation of the chemical structures of both lignin and cellulose by NMR will be presented. Solid-state CP/MAS 13C NMR has been used to study the structure of cellulose and structural characterization of lignin has been performed using quantitative 13C NMR and 31P NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, Buddleja davidii was pretreated using the organosolv pretreatment technology and optimum pretreatment condition has been found. The mass balance at the optimum condition and the glucose recovery by enzymatic hydrolysis were determined. This talk summarizes the bioethanol production capabilities of B. davidii guided by its fundamental chemical biomass constituents.
AB - Buddleja davidii, as a potential bioresource for biofuels, has several attractive agro-energy features. This research project constitutes the first detailed characterization of this novel biomass feedstock. Results from the biomass characterization of B. davidii, which includes the determination of lignin, hemicellulose, and cellulose contents, as well as, detailed elucidation of the chemical structures of both lignin and cellulose by NMR will be presented. Solid-state CP/MAS 13C NMR has been used to study the structure of cellulose and structural characterization of lignin has been performed using quantitative 13C NMR and 31P NMR spectroscopy. Furthermore, Buddleja davidii was pretreated using the organosolv pretreatment technology and optimum pretreatment condition has been found. The mass balance at the optimum condition and the glucose recovery by enzymatic hydrolysis were determined. This talk summarizes the bioethanol production capabilities of B. davidii guided by its fundamental chemical biomass constituents.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:78649518569
SN - 9780841224414
T3 - ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
BT - American Chemical Society - 237th National Meeting and Exposition, ACS 2009, Abstracts of Scientific Papers
T2 - 237th National Meeting and Exposition of the American Chemical Society, ACS 2009
Y2 - 22 March 2009 through 26 March 2009
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