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Structure, Morphology, Thermostability and Irradiation-Mediated Degradation Fractions of Hemicellulose Treated with γ-Irradiation

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To elucidate the physicochemical properties and degradation mechanism of hemicellulose treated with irradiation doses (from 0 to 1200 kGy), a set of experiments on hemicellulose morphology, structure, molecular weight, free radicals, thermal stability, and irradiation mediated fractions was performed. Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy and nuclear magnetic resonance analyses show that irradiation destroys the inter- and intra-molecular hydrogen bonds of hemicellulose leading to the generation of reductive carbonyl group. Scanning electron microscope, electron paramagnetic resonance and gel permeation chromatography measurements further confirm that the damage degree of hemicellulose structure and morphology surface in dependence on irradiation doses. Thermogravimetry/differential thermogravimetry analyses indicate that the activated energy and thermal stability of irradiated hemicellulose decrease with the increasing of absorbed dose. Irradiation mediated degradation compounds analyses by ion chromatography reveal that xylose (7.64 ± 0.92 mg g−1), and arabionose (3.58 ± 0.08 mg g−1) and cellubiose (0.27 ± 0.00 mg g−1) are observed at 1200 kGy. Amount of glucuronic acid (3.61 ± 0.02 mg g−1) and galacturonic acid (7.44 ± 0.38 mg g−1), which are respectively derived from glucose and galactose, are also obtained in the water soluble irradiation mediated degradation fraction. These data provide a basis support on a full utilization of hemicellulose after γ-irradiation pretreatment.

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This work was funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC, 21476016), the Program of the Co-construction with Beijing Municipal Commission of Education of China (506209), Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201503135-12), ‘‘863’’ Program of High Technology Research and Development of China (2012AA101804), and Innovation Team Project of Hunan Province Academy of Agricultural Sciences (2014TD03).

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    1. Biotechnology Research Center, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Changsha, 410125, China

      Jingping Chen

    2. Beijing Key Laboratory of Bioprocess, College of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China

      Liuyang Wang, Hua Zhou & Yun Liu

    3. Hunan Provincial Key Laboratory of Crop Germplasm Innovation and Utilization, Hunan Agricultural University, Changsha, 410128, China

      Xiaojun Su

    4. Hunan Institute of Nuclear Agricultural Science and Space Breeding, Hunan Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Hunan Collaborative Utilization of Botanical Functional Ingredients, Changsha, 410125, China

      Keqin Wang, Xiaofeng Wu, Liang Chen & Yun Liu

    5. The Institute of Vegetables and Flowers, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100081, China

      Xingyao Xiong

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    Chen, J., Wang, L., Su, X. et al. Structure, Morphology, Thermostability and Irradiation-Mediated Degradation Fractions of Hemicellulose Treated with γ-Irradiation. Waste Biomass Valor 7, 1415–1425 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-016-9489-1

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