Abstract
Bio-based feedstock utilization for the green manufacturing of valuable organic compounds is reckoned as a crucial goal to be achieved by the global scientific communities in this century to encourage sustainable business while saving the fixed stock of fossil fuels. Vanillin is a key aromatic flavoring compound extensively used in the food and cosmetic industries. Around 12,000 tons of vanillin are widely consumed in a year, and less than 1% of it is obtained from vanilla beans through the costly extraction process. Extensive scrutiny of the existing literature shows that vanillin can be produced bio-technologically from several sources. Currently, the production of vanillin from lignin is enticing because it caters to the supply of renewable aromatics in nature. However, the scaled-up applications of the biological routes are limited owing to the slow process, the requirement for precise process control, the risk of product inhibition and degradation, bacterial strain selection, and a complex downstream purification. These challenges highlight the need for vanillin synthesis through an alternate eco-friendly combined biological–chemical route. This review gives an insight into the development of a novel membrane-integrated photo-microreactor system for converting lignocellulosic biomass to vanillin and downstream purification, which appears to be the most promising bio-chemical, environmentally friendly, and cost-effective choice. The status quo of lignin extraction, purification, recovery, and techno-economic assessment for scale-up are also discussed thoroughly, enabling researchers to comprehend the possible lignocellulosic agro-biomass material conversion methodologies for the production of valuable aromatic compounds.
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Abbreviations
- [EMim]:
-
1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium
- [OAc]:
-
Acetate
- [DMBA][HSO4]:
-
N,N-Dimethylbutylammonium hydrogen sulfate
- [C2mim]:
-
1-Ethyl-methylimidazolium
- [C4C1im][MeSO4]:
-
1,3-Dimethylimidazolium methyl sulfate
- [C4C1im][HSO4]:
-
1-Butyl-3- methylimidazolium hydrogen sulfate
- [C4C1im]MeCO2]:
-
1-Butyl-3- methylimidazolium acetate
- CAGR:
-
Compound annual growth rate
- [2-MTHF]:
-
2-Methyl tetrahydrofuran
- LTSD:
-
Low temperature steep delignification
- AOP:
-
Advanced oxidation process
- RoI:
-
Return on investment
- PT:
-
Payback time
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• Various biomass treatments for vanillin synthesis have been reviewed.
• Membrane distillation allows product recovery with high purity.
• Membrane-based integrated system enables production and facilitates catalyst recovery.
• The cost analysis for sustainable industrialization enhance the scale-up confidence.
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Nayak, J., Basu, A., Dey, P. et al. Transformation of agro-biomass into vanillin through novel membrane integrated value-addition process: a state-of-art review. Biomass Conv. Bioref. 13, 14317–14340 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13399-022-03283-6
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