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Antisolvent precipitation of hemicelluloses, lignosulfonates and their complexes from ultrafiltrated spent sulfite liquor (SSL)

  • Basel Al-Rudainy ORCID logo , Mats Galbe , Herje Schagerlöf and Ola Wallberg EMAIL logo
Published/Copyright: May 28, 2018
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Abstract

The possibility of precipitating high molecular weight (MW) softwood hemicelluloses has been investigated. Solids were precipitated from a sodium-based spent sulfite liquor with the anti-solvents acetone, ethanol and methanol and the effects of solute concentration, pH and temperature on the precipitation were studied. The product yield, degree of separation, MW and structure of the different fractions were determined using gravimetric analysis, high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), ultraviolet–visible (UV-Vis) spectroscopy, size exclusion chromatography (SEC), and two-dimensional nuclear magnetic resonance (2D NMR). A direct correlation was found between the dielectric constant (also called relative permittivity) of the bulk solution and the yield of precipitants, based on which the separation of the solutes was predictable. The highest yield and degree of separation observed was an intercept around 76% with 47.5% acetone, which was the most efficient anti-solvent.

Acknowledgments

This research was funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF), which is gratefully acknowledged. Many thanks to Domsjö Fabriker (Sweden) for their support and for providing us with the raw material used in this research. Thanks to Dr. Göran Carlström for the help with the NMR analysis.

  1. Author contributions: All the authors have accepted responsibility for the entire content of this submitted manuscript and approved submission.

  2. Research funding: The research was funded by the Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF).

  3. Employment or leadership: None declared.

  4. Honorarium: None declared.

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Received: 2017-12-21
Accepted: 2018-04-23
Published Online: 2018-05-28
Published in Print: 2018-10-25

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