Using commercial enzymes to produce cellulose nanofibers from soybean straw

• Grant number: 16/16222-0
• Support Opportunities: Regular Research Grants - Publications - Scientific article
• Start date: September 01, 2016
• End date: October 31, 2016
• Field of knowledge: Agronomical Sciences - Food Science and Technology - Food Engineering
• Principal Investigator: Milena Martelli Tosi
• Grantee: Milena Martelli Tosi
• Host Institution: Faculdade de Zootecnia e Engenharia de Alimentos (FZEA). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). Pirassununga , SP, Brazil

Abstract

This study used commercial enzymes to isolate cellulose nanofibrils (CN) and produce sugars from chemically pretreated soybean straw (SS) (stem, leaves, and pods) by alkali (NaOH 5 or 17.5% v/v at 90 oC for 1h, or at 30 oC for 15 h) and bleaching (NaClO2 3.3% or H2O2 4%) pretreatments. Depending on the pretreatment the soybean straw underwent, the yield of CN varied from 6.3 to 7.5 g of CN/100 g of SS regardless of the concentration of the alkaline solution (5 or 17.5%). The CN had diameter of 15 nm, measured over 300 nm in length, and had high electrical stability (zeta potentials ranged from -20.8 to -24.5). Given the XRD patterns, the crystallinity index (CrI) of CN ranged from 45 to 68%, depending on the chemical pretreatment the starting material was submitted to. CN obtained from SS treated with NaOH 17.5% and H2O2 (CrI = 45%) displayed better thermal stability probably because a lignin-cellulose complex emerged. The soluble fraction obtained in the first step of CN production contained a large amount of reducing sugars (11.2 to 30.4 g/100 g of SS). SS seems to be a new promising industrial source to produce CN via enzymatic-mechanical treatment, leading to large amounts of reducing sugars for use in bioenergy production. (AU)

Scientific publications

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MARTELLI-TOSI, MILENA; TORRICILLAS, MARCELA DA SILVA; MARTINS, MARIA ALICE; GARRIDO DE ASSIS, ODILIO BENEDITO; TAPIA-BLACIDO, DELIA RITA. Using Commercial Enzymes to Produce Cellulose Nanofibers from Soybean Straw. Journal of Nanomaterials, v. 2016, p. 10-pg., 2016-01-01. (16/16222-0, 12/22154-7, 14/02432-8)

MARTELLI-TOSI, MILENA; TORRICILLAS, MARCELA DA SILVA; MARTINS, MARIA ALICE; GARRIDO DE ASSIS, ODILIO BENEDITO; TAPIA-BLACIDO, DELIA RITA. Using Commercial Enzymes to Produce Cellulose Nanofibers from Soybean Straw. Journal of Nanomaterials, 2016. (16/16222-0, 12/22154-7, 14/02432-8)