Analysis of Biomass Using Organic Acid Analysis System
Industrial production of bioethanol from biomass resources involves a process in which cellulose and hemicellulose in the biomass are decomposed using diastatic enzymes to be to converted to monosaccharides such as glucose or xylose, which are then converted to ethanol by the action of yeast. Efficient decomposition of the biomass using diastatic enzymes requires pretreatment with an acid or alkali. However, as a result of this pretreatment, organic acids such as formic acid and acetic acid, and furan compounds such as furfural and hydroxymethylfurfural are produced as byproducts, which adversely inhibit fermentation by the yeast.
Here, we introduce an example of simultaneous analysis of acetic acid, formic acid, furfural, and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, typically present in the biomass, using a combination of an organic acid analysis system together with an ultraviolet-visible spectrophotometric detector.
- Content Type:
- Application
- Document Number:
- LAAN-A-LC-E262
- Product Type:
- Liquid Chromatography
- Keywords:
- Biomass, Furfural, Formic acid, Acetic acid, Bioethanol, Hydroxymethylfurfural, 5-HMF, Organic acid, Hydrocarbon Processing Industry (Petrochemical, Chemical), Environment, Bio Fuels, Soil, Fertilizer, Waste Material Test
- Language:
- English
- File Name:
- jpl215011.pdf
- File Size:
- 946kb