Employing Cationic Kraft Lignin As Additive to Enhance Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Corn Stalk

Overview

Journal Polymers (Basel)

Publisher MDPI

Date 2023 May 13

PMID 37177139

Authors

Jingliang Xu

Huihua Li

Md Asraful Alam

Gul Muhammad

Yongkun Lv

Anqi Zhao

Shen Zhang

Wenlong Xiong

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Abstract

A water-soluble cationic kraft lignin (named JLQKL), synthesized by combining quaternization and crosslinking reactions, was used as an additive to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of dilute-alkali-pretreated corn stalk. The chemical constitution of JLQKL was investigated by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and C NMR spectroscopy, and elemental analysis. The enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of corn stalk at solid content of 10% (/) was significantly improved from 70.67% to 78.88% after 24 h when JLQKL was added at a concentration of 2 g/L. Meanwhile, the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency after 72 h reached 91.11% with 10 FPU/g of cellulase and 97.92% with 15 FPU/g of cellulase. In addition, JLQKL was found capable of extending the pH and temperature ranges of enzymatic hydrolysis to maintain high efficiency (higher than 70%). The decrease in cellulase activity under vigorous stirring with the addition of JLQKL was 17.4%, which was much lower than that (29.7%) without JLQKL. The addition of JLQKL reduced the nonproductive adsorption of cellulase on the lignin substrate and improved the longevity, dispersity, and stability of the cellulase by enabling electrostatic repulsion. Therefore, the enzymatic hydrolysis of the corn stalk was enhanced. This study paves the way for the design of sustainable lignin-based additives to boost the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass.

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