Author(s) |
Rodiahwati, Wawat
Brown, Trevor C
Greatrex, Ben W
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Publication Date |
2023-09
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Abstract |
<p>To further develop the potential for carrageenan-use in a seaweed biorefinery, the acid-catalyzed pyrolysis of kappa-, iota- and lambda-carrageenans has been studied in polyethylene glycol (PEG). Using differential scanning calorimetry, it was found that decomposition temperatures for the three polysaccharides were broadened and lowered by 33–60 °C in the presence of H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub> and PEG compared to polysaccharide alone. Levoglucosenone (LGO) and furfural were the major products from all polysaccharides with LGO yields of 21.3 mg/g<sub>carr</sub> (3.5 mol%), 10.7 mg/g<sub>carr</sub> (2.2 mol%) and 3.9 mg/g<sub>carr</sub> (1 mol%) and furfural yields of 5.9 mg/g<sub>carr</sub> (1.3 mol%), 2.8 mg/g<sub>carr</sub> (0.7 mol%) and 1.2 mg/g<sub>carr</sub> (0.4 mol%), for kappa-, iota- and lambda-carrageenans, respectively. Total sulfate inversely correlated with the generation of volatile compounds, and the 3,6-anhydro structure may encourage the formation of the major products during the acid-catalyzed pyrolysis of carrageenan in PEG.</p>
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Citation |
Bioresource Technology Reports, v.23, p. 1-8
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ISSN |
2589-014X
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Link | |
Publisher |
Elsevier
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Rights |
Attribution 4.0 International
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Title |
Formation of levoglucosenone and furfural from three different carrageenans via acid-catalyzed pyrolysis in polyethylene glycol
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Type of document |
Journal Article
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Entity Type |
Publication
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