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Efficient and eco-friendly isolation and purification of lignin from black liquor with choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvents

  • Zhuang Liu ORCID logo , Yi Hou , Chao Liu und Songqing Hu EMAIL logo
Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 13. März 2023
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Abstract

This study developed an efficient and green method for isolating and purifying lignin from black liquor (BL) using deep eutectic solvents (DESs). After the short and mild process (700 W microwave-assisted, 100 °C, DES: BL 1:5 (v: v), 30 min) using optimized DES (lactic acid (LA): choline chloride (ChCl) 10:1, molar ratio), the yield and purity of lignin obtained from 100 mL BL was 1.58 g and 88.12%, respectively, which was more efficient than the results of 1.18 g and 78.54% of the conventional process. Furthermore, more than 95% of initial results were obtained after three cycles. The composition and structure of DESs and conventionally purified lignin were slightly different. The solvent costs for both processes were also evaluated, showing that the DES process has great potential to replace traditional bulky and environmentally unfriendly procedures for lignin isolation and purification and to help develop new strategies for the potential added value of lignin.


Corresponding author: Songqing Hu, School of Food Science and Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, P.R. China, E-mail:

Funding source: Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City, China

Award Identifier / Grant number: 201803010080

Funding source: Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2019A0103008

Award Identifier / Grant number: 2021A1515010645

Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful for the support of the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2021A1515010645, 2019A0103008), and the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City, China (201803010080).

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

  2. Research funding: This work was financially supported by the Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangzhou City, China (201803010080) and Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (2019A0103008, 2021A1515010645).

  3. Conflict of interest statement: There are no conflicts to declare.

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Received: 2022-11-08
Accepted: 2023-02-23
Published Online: 2023-03-13
Published in Print: 2023-06-27

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