Catalyst for degrading steam explosion lignocellulose material inhibitor and preparation method and application thereof
Technical Field
The invention belongs to the field of biochemical engineering, and particularly relates to a catalyst for degrading a steam explosion lignocellulose material inhibitor, and a preparation method and application thereof.
Background
Lignocellulose has a complex structure, and the structural characteristics of the lignocellulose determine that the ethanol conversion needs to be pretreated. The steam explosion is used as a pretreatment method, can effectively realize the separation of chemical components of the lignocellulose, does not use or use less chemicals, has no pollution to the environment and low energy consumption, and is a lignocellulose high-efficiency separation technology which is developed more quickly, more effectively and with low cost in recent years.
During the steam explosion pretreatment process, due to the degradation of saccharides and lignin, a plurality of microbial growth inhibitors are released, including substances such as weak acid inhibitors (formic acid, acetic acid, levulinic acid and the like), furfural inhibitors (furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural) and phenol inhibitors (vanillin, hydroquinone, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid) and the like. These inhibitors, in particular phenols, have a significant inhibitory effect on the subsequent enzymatic hydrolysis and microbial fermentation, and therefore should be detoxified before enzymatic hydrolysis and fermentation. The existing detoxification methods are more, and include physical detoxification, chemical detoxification, biological detoxification and the like.
Physical detoxification methods include rotary evaporation, solvent extraction, adsorption, and the like. Rotary evaporation can reduce low boiling point organic matters such as acetic acid and furfural, but at the same time, the concentration of non-volatile inhibitors is increased, so that the fermentation efficiency is reduced. The solvent extraction method has the defects of difficult solvent recovery and higher cost. The adsorption method can adsorb some fermentable sugar while removing inhibitors, so that the yield of fermentation products is reduced.
Chemical detoxification methods are mainly through chemical reactions, by chemical precipitation or by changing the pH and the ionization characteristics of some inhibitors. Of these, the most common is the use of excess Ca (OH)2And (4) pretreating acidolysis solution.
The biological detoxification method is to use some specific enzymes or microorganisms to act on the fermentation inhibitor, so as to reduce the toxicity of the inhibitor by changing the structure of the inhibitor. However, the cost of the enzyme is high, and the microorganism needs to be cultured and consumes the saccharides in the hydrolysate.
Cantarella M et al (composite of differential diagnosis methods for steam-expanded polyplastic wood as a substrate for the bioproduction of ethanol in SHF and SSF, Process Biochemistry, 2004, 39(11): 1533-1542) compared three methods of detoxification of dilute acid steam exploded aspen wood materials, including water rinsing, water-ethyl acetate two-stage extraction, excess Ca (OH)2Treatment, wherein an excess of Ca (OH)2The best treatment effect is achieved, enzymolysis is carried out after detoxification, the cellulose conversion rate is 88.4%, and the ethanol concentration of synchronous saccharification and fermentation is 24.6 g/L. But the methodHas disadvantages that the subsequent distillation step is liable to be unfavorable due to the precipitation of calcium ions, and the saccharide component is destroyed by an excessive amount of alkali.
CN102286545A discloses a method for removing soluble lignin which inhibits butanol fermentation from straw enzymatic hydrolysate, which comprises treating the straw enzymatic hydrolysate with activated carbon or treating the straw with alkaline hydrogen peroxide to remove fermentation inhibitors generated by the straw. The straw enzymatic hydrolysate is treated by active carbon, so that soluble lignin in the enzymatic hydrolysate can be removed, and the obtained enzymatic hydrolysate can be used for fermenting butanol after being supplemented with a nitrogen source; the alkaline hydrogen peroxide is adopted to treat the straws, so that lignin in the straws can be removed, and the generation of soluble lignin after enzymolysis is reduced. However, the above method is only for removing the lignin component therein, and does not involve removal of other inhibitors.
In conclusion, the invention provides a catalyst which is more beneficial to removing the steam explosion lignocellulose material inhibitor and a preparation method thereof, which are needed to be solved in the field.
Disclosure of Invention
The invention provides a catalyst for degrading a steam explosion lignocellulose material inhibitor and a preparation method and application thereof. The catalyst provided by the invention is used for detoxifying the steam exploded lignocellulose material, the detoxification efficiency is high, and the negative effects of inhibitors on enzymolysis and fermentation are reduced.
In a first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a process for preparing a catalyst for degrading an inhibitor of an evapotranspiration-exploded lignocellulosic material, comprising the steps of:
(1) placing the wood material in a reactor, and carrying out two-stage roasting treatment;
(2) and (3) placing the material subjected to the second-stage roasting treatment in the step (1) in a muffle furnace, and performing gas-phase oxidation treatment to obtain the activated carbon catalyst.
Further, in the step (1), the first stage of roasting treatment is carried out for 60-180 min at 300-1500 ℃, and the roasting atmosphere is nitrogen. The second stage roasting treatment is carried out for 20-60 min at 300-1500 ℃, and the roasting atmosphere is water vapor, flue gas and CO2Or air, preferably CO2。
Further, in step (1), the reactor may be a reactor commonly used in the art, such as a tube furnace.
Further, in the step (1), the wood material is at least one of walnut shell, peach shell, coconut shell, poplar, bamboo, willow and the like, and preferably peach shell.
Further, in the step (2), the conditions of the gas phase oxidation treatment are as follows: treating at 150-650 deg.C for 2-10 h in air or oxygen.
In a second aspect of the invention, there is provided an activated carbon catalyst for degrading a steam exploded lignocellulosic material inhibitor prepared by the above method.
In a third aspect of the invention, an application of the activated carbon catalyst is provided.
Further, the application specifically comprises:
putting the steam exploded lignocellulose material into a reactor, adding water, and stirring; feeding H to the reactor2O2Adding the activated carbon catalyst into the solution, and treating for 20-120 min under the conditions that the temperature is 20-80 ℃ and the pH value is 2-7; and then heating to 50-100 ℃, introducing air into the reactor, and continuously treating for 20-120 min to obtain the detoxified material.
Further, the steam-exploded lignocellulose material can be obtained by conventional steam explosion methods such as dilute acid steam explosion, steam explosion and the like.
Further, the reactor may be a conventional reactor in the art, such as a cylindrical reactor, provided with an air intake duct at a lower portion thereof.
Further, the steam exploded lignocellulosic material is preferably placed in a wire mesh drum with a stirring device and then placed in the reactor.
Furthermore, the amount of the added water can meet the requirement of reaching 2/3-3/4 of the position of the reactor.
Further, said H2O2The mass concentration of the solution is 10-35 wt%. In the reaction system, the H2O2The addition amount of the solution is 0.02-0.6 ml/L.
Further, the temperature ratio of the treatment under air is H2O2The temperature of the treatment carried out under the solution is at least 30 ℃ higher.
Furthermore, the flow rate of air is 0.1-1.2L/min relative to a reactor with an effective volume of 1L.
Further, the detoxified material is filtered, dehydrated, pH adjusted and then subjected to enzymolysis, and the concentration of glucose and various inhibitors in the enzymolysis liquid can be determined. The pH value is adjusted to 4-7. The enzymatic hydrolysis may be carried out using conventional enzymatic methods in the art.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following effects:
(1) the invention adopts wood material to be burnt at high temperature and CO2The activated carbon catalyst with better stability, better strength and more active groups such as carbonyl, carboxyl and the like is prepared by high-temperature treatment and gas-phase oxidation.
(2) The activated carbon catalyst prepared from hard wood materials such as peach kernels, walnut shells and the like has good stability and strength, the structure and the surface area of holes can be kept in the using process, and the using performance of the activated carbon catalyst can be further improved through gas phase oxidation.
(3) At the early stage is catalytic H2O2Treatment of inhibitors, late stage of catalytic O2Treating the inhibitor to facilitate more inhibitor degradation and reduce H2O2And (4) using the amount.
(4) The use of acid and alkali reagents is reduced, the action time is short, the pollution is reduced, and the energy consumption is saved.
Detailed Description
The following non-limiting examples are presented to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to more fully understand the present invention and are not intended to limit the invention in any way. Wherein, in the present invention, wt% means mass fraction.
Example 1
(1) Placing 25g of peach core in particle shape in a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen, calcining at 950 deg.C for 70min, introducing CO2Treating at 850 deg.C for 30 min;
(2) placing the material obtained in the step (1) in a crucible, placing the crucible in a muffle furnace, standing for 5 hours at 300 ℃ in an air atmosphere, and performing gas phase oxidation treatment to obtain an activated carbon catalyst;
(3) putting 200g of dilute acid steam explosion lignocellulose material into a metal wire mesh drum with a stirring device, then putting the metal wire mesh drum into a 1L drum type reactor, adding water until the dilute acid steam explosion lignocellulose material reaches the 2/3 position of the reactor, and installing an air inlet duct at the lower part of the drum type reactor;
(4) starting a stirring device to fully mix the dilute acid steam-exploded lignocellulose material with water;
(5) 0.5mLH was added2O2(mass concentration is 30%), adding 0.5g of the activated carbon catalyst prepared in the step (2), and treating for 30min at the temperature of 30 ℃ and under the condition that the pH value is 3;
(6) adjusting a temperature button to enable the temperature of the reactor to reach 80 ℃, opening an air valve, controlling the air flow rate to be 0.5L/min, and treating for 60 min;
(7) and (4) filtering and dehydrating the material obtained in the step (6), adjusting the pH value to 5, carrying out enzymolysis, and determining the concentrations of glucose and various inhibitors in the enzymolysis liquid.
Carrying out enzymolysis according to a conventional mode, specifically: adding Shandongze cellulase, hydrolyzing at 50 deg.C for 120 hr, and centrifuging to obtain enzymatic hydrolysate. Detecting the content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, formic acid, acetic acid and total phenol in the enzymatic hydrolysate, wherein the removal rate of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural after detoxification is 78%, the removal rate of furfural is 80%, the removal rate of levulinic acid is 83%, the removal rate of formic acid is 88%, the removal rate of acetic acid is 85% and the removal rate of total phenol is 74%.
Example 2
(1) Placing 20g of peach core in particle shape in a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen, calcining at 900 deg.C for 90min, introducing CO2Treating at 900 deg.C for 30 min;
(2) placing the wood material prepared in the step (1) into a crucible, placing the crucible into a muffle furnace, standing for 6 hours at 350 ℃ in the air atmosphere, and performing gas phase oxidation treatment to obtain an activated carbon catalyst;
(3) putting 200g of dilute acid steam explosion lignocellulose material into a metal wire mesh drum with a stirring device, then putting the metal wire mesh drum into a 1L drum type reactor, adding water until the dilute acid steam explosion lignocellulose material reaches the 2/3 position of the reactor, and installing an air inlet duct at the lower part of the drum type reactor;
(4) starting a stirring device to fully mix the dilute acid steam-exploded lignocellulose material with water;
(5) 0.4mLH was added2O2(mass concentration is 30%), adding 0.4g of the activated carbon catalyst prepared in the step (2), and treating for 30min at the temperature of 30 ℃ and under the condition that the pH value is 3;
(6) adjusting a temperature button to enable the temperature of the reactor to reach 80 ℃, opening an air valve to enable the air flow rate to be 0.4L/min, and treating for 60 min;
(7) and (4) filtering and dehydrating the material obtained in the step (6), adjusting the pH value, carrying out enzymolysis, and determining the concentrations of glucose and various inhibitors in the enzymolysis liquid.
Carrying out enzymolysis according to a conventional mode, specifically: adding Shandongze cellulase, hydrolyzing at 50 deg.C for 120 hr, and centrifuging to obtain enzymatic hydrolysate. Detecting the content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, formic acid, acetic acid and total phenol in the enzymatic hydrolysate, wherein the removal rate of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural after detoxification is 88%, the removal rate of furfural is 84%, the removal rate of levulinic acid is 94%, the removal rate of formic acid is 94%, the removal rate of acetic acid is 92% and the removal rate of total phenol is 84%.
Example 3
(1) Placing 20g of peach core in particle shape in a tube furnace, introducing nitrogen, calcining at 900 deg.C for 100min, introducing CO2Treating at 900 deg.C for 45 min;
(2) placing the wood material prepared in the step (1) into a crucible, placing the crucible into a muffle furnace, standing for 8 hours at 350 ℃ in the air atmosphere, and performing gas phase oxidation treatment to obtain an activated carbon catalyst;
(3) putting 200g of dilute acid steam explosion lignocellulose material into a metal wire mesh drum with a stirring device, then putting the metal wire mesh drum into a 1L drum type reactor, adding water until the dilute acid steam explosion lignocellulose material reaches the 2/3 position of the reactor, and installing an air inlet duct at the lower part of the drum type reactor;
(4) starting a stirring device to fully mix the dilute acid steam-exploded lignocellulose material with water;
(5) 0.45ml of H was added2O2(mass concentration is 30%), adding 0.48g of the activated carbon catalyst prepared in the step (2), and treating for 30min at the temperature of 30 ℃ and under the condition that the pH value is 3;
(6) adjusting a temperature button to enable the temperature of the reactor to reach 80 ℃, opening an air valve to enable the air flow rate to be 0.5L/min, and treating for 60 min;
(7) and (4) filtering and dehydrating the material obtained in the step (6), adjusting the pH value, carrying out enzymolysis, and determining the concentrations of glucose and various inhibitors in the enzymolysis liquid.
Carrying out enzymolysis according to a conventional mode, specifically: adding Shandongze cellulase, hydrolyzing at 50 deg.C for 120 hr, and centrifuging to obtain enzymatic hydrolysate. Detecting the content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, formic acid, acetic acid and total phenol in the enzymatic hydrolysate, wherein the removal rate of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural after detoxification is 82%, the removal rate of furfural is 81%, the removal rate of levulinic acid is 90%, the removal rate of formic acid is 91%, the removal rate of acetic acid is 90% and the removal rate of total phenol is 79%.
Comparative example 1
Compared with example 1, a comparative catalyst was obtained except that the vapor phase oxidation treatment of step (2) was not performed when preparing an activated carbon catalyst.
Carrying out enzymolysis according to a conventional mode, specifically: adding Shandongze cellulase, hydrolyzing at 50 deg.C for 120 hr, and centrifuging to obtain enzymatic hydrolysate. Detecting the content of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, furfural, levulinic acid, formic acid, acetic acid and total phenol in the enzymatic hydrolysate, wherein the removal rate of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural is 51%, the removal rate of furfural is 58%, the removal rate of levulinic acid is 72%, the removal rate of formic acid is 75%, the removal rate of acetic acid is 78% and the removal rate of total phenol is 55%.