Binderless films from lignin-rich residues of enzymatic saccharification

Han Seung Yang; Feng Jin Liew; Justin Kaffenberger; Nicholas C.A. Seaton; Ohkyung Kwon; Jonathan S. Schilling; William T.Y. Tze

doi:10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106214

Binderless films from lignin-rich residues of enzymatic saccharification

Han Seung Yang, Feng Jin Liew, Justin Kaffenberger, Nicholas C.A. Seaton, Ohkyung Kwon, Jonathan S. Schilling, William T.Y. Tze

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The goal of this study was to examine the conversion of lignin-rich residues from (hard)wood cellulosic sugar production into films without adding binders. Enzymatic hydrolysis was conducted on alkaline pretreated aspen wood to attain saccharification (liberation of monomeric sugars). Non-converted lignin-rich residues in the solid waste stream were fibrillated and formed into films with the aid of micro/nanofibrillated wood (non-saccharified). The films were hotpressed to activate the adhesive characteristic of the lignin in situ. Results showed that hotpressing drastically improved water resistance and wet strength. These effects, not attributable to densification alone, are judged to have arisen from heat-induced hydrolytically stable bonding and hydrophobization. The fully biobased films, even at highly moist (98% RH) conditions, are comparable in strength and stiffness, and tested significantly more biodegradable compared to polystyrene polymer. Overall, this study offers a simple route for converting wood saccharification residues without pre-refining for lignin, thereby favoring cost efficiency of a coproduction strategy in the cellulosic sugar production.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	106214
Journal	Biomass and Bioenergy
Volume	153
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2021.106214
State	Published - Oct 2021

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This work was supported by the United States Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture [grant number 2011-67009-20063 ] for the earlier portion of this study; and its McIntire Stennis project [grant number MIN-12-053 ; under accession no. 1010000] for the later portion. Part of the work was conducted at the University of Minnesota's Characterization Facility, which receives partial support from the National Science Foundation through the MRSEC (Award Number DMR-2011401 ) and the NNCI (Award Number ECCS-2025124 ) programs. The authors also acknowledge the assistance of Dr. Islam Hafez, former member of Tze's lab, in preparing (freeze drying and mounting) SEM specimens of the ultra-fine friction ground particles.

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Co-product
Compostability
Self-bonding
Waste valorization
Wet strength

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Binderless films from lignin-rich residues of enzymatic saccharification

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