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Production of hemicellulosic sugars from Pinus pinaster wood by sequential steps of aqueous extraction and acid hydrolysis

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Pinus pinaster wood samples were subjected to aqueous extraction at 130°C to remove extractives and to a sequential stage of hydrothermal processing under selected operational conditions to obtain hemicelluloses-free solids and liquors containing hemicelluloses-derived products (mainly oligomeric saccharides and monosaccharides). Liquors were separated from the media, supplemented with sulfuric acid (4%), and heated to cause the posthydrolysis of oligomeric saccharides to yield hemicellulosic sugars. The effects of the major operational conditions on the yields of the target products were assessed in selected experiments. The considered process enabled the recovery of hemicellulosic sugars (mannose, glucose, xylose, and galactose) at almost quantitative yields.

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Acknowledgments

Authors are grateful to the Spanish “Ministry of Science and Innovation” and to “Xunta de Galicia” for supporting this study, in the framework of the research Projects “Properties of new prebiotic food ingredients derived from hemicelluloses” (reference AGL2008-02072, which was partially funded by the FEDER Program of the European Union), and “Hemicellulosic bioethanol: compatibility with the kraft process” (reference 09REM003383PR). The excellent technical work of Mr. Carlos Rodríguez is also acknowledged.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Polytechnical Building, University of Vigo (Campus Ourense), As Lagoas, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    M. J. González-Muñoz, Valentín Santos & J. C. Parajó

  2. CITI-University of Vigo-Tecnopole, San Ciprián de Viñas, 32901, Ourense, Spain

    M. J. González-Muñoz, Valentín Santos & J. C. Parajó

  3. Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vigo, Lagoas-Marcosende, 36310, Vigo, Spain

    Rosana Alvarez

  4. Department of Organic Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vigo, Spain (Campus Ourense), As Lagoas, 32004, Ourense, Spain

    Rosana Alvarez

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González-Muñoz, M.J., Alvarez, R., Santos, V. et al. Production of hemicellulosic sugars from Pinus pinaster wood by sequential steps of aqueous extraction and acid hydrolysis. Wood Sci Technol 46, 271–285 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00226-011-0408-0

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