Modeling and optimization of bi-directional delignification of rice straw for production of bio-fuel feedstock using central composite design approach

Sajal Kanti Dutta, Gopinath Halder and Mrinal Kanti Mandal

Energy, 2014, vol. 71, issue C, 579-587

Abstract: The present study investigates the extraction of lignin from rice straw by bi-directional delignification methodology through minimal energy input towards feedstock preparation for bio-fuel production. In the first stage, the rice straw was treated with sodium chlorite of pH 5.5 followed by sodium hydroxide while in the second stage with sodium hydroxide alone under controlled parameters like, concentration, time and temperature at constant liquor-to-solid ratio. The process was mathematically modeled using central composite design approach and optimized by quadratic regression model with ANOVA (analysis of variance) for showing the relative significance of the factors. The percentages of delignification in two different optimized routes were estimated to be 77.84 and 44.09 respectively. The loss of feedstock in terms of glucose concentration was measured to be 4.23 and 2.51% in the preceding two-stages. Hence, this dual route method well-supported by the impressive experimental results could be promising technique of delignification of rice straw for bio-fuel generation.

Keywords: Rice straw; Bi-directional delignification; Lignin; Central composite design; Optimization; Bio-fuel (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2014.04.108

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