1. Acidic and alkaline deep eutectic solvents (DESs) pretreatment of grapevine: Component analysis, characterization, lignin structural analysis, and antioxidant properties.
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Zhu, Yuan, Yang, Tian-Xiao, Qi, Ben-Kun, Li, Hang, Zhao, Qing-Sheng, and Zhao, Bing
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LIGNINS , *AGRICULTURAL wastes , *LIGNIN structure , *GRAPES , *MOLECULAR weights , *SOLVENTS - Abstract
Deep eutectic solvents (DESs) have been extensively applied to pretreat lignocellulose; however, comparative research on acidic and alkaline DES pretreatment is relatively lacking. Herein, pretreatment of grapevine agricultural by-products with seven DESs were compared in terms of removal of lignin and hemicellulose and component analysis of the pretreated residues. Among the tested DESs, both acidic choline chloride-lactic (CHCl-LA), and alkaline potassium carbonate-ethylene glycol (K 2 CO 3 -EG) were effective in delignification. Thereafter, the CHCl-LA and K 2 CO 3 -EG extracted lignin was compared by analyzing their physicochemical structure changes and antioxidant properties. The results showed that the thermal stability, molecular weight, and phenol hydroxyl percentage of CHCl-LA lignin were inferior to K 2 CO 3 -EG lignin. It was found that the high antioxidant activity of K 2 CO 3 -EG lignin was mainly attributed to the abundant phenol hydroxyl, guaiacyl (G), and para-hydroxy-phenyl (H). By comparing acidic and alkaline DES pretreatments and their lignin nuances in biorefining, novel insights are derived for the scheduling and selection of DES for lignocellulosic pretreatment. • CHCl-LA pretreatment has a great advantage in removing lignin and hemicellulose. • K 2 CO 3 -EG pretreatment benefits lignin structure and thermal stability preservation. • Significant chemical shift in the guaiacyl lignin unit of K 2 CO 3 -EG lignin. • K 2 CO 3 -EG lignin retains more phenol hydroxyl have better antioxidant properties. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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