Publication: Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment of Pineapple Peel for Enhanced Cellulose Conversion: Towards Sustainable Biofuel Production
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2024-01-01
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Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future, ICUE 2024
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Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future, ICUE 2024 (2024)
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Jose D., Arshad N., Sriariyanun M., Areeya S., Sivakumar R., Anand P.R., Tantayotai P. Deep Eutectic Solvent Pretreatment of Pineapple Peel for Enhanced Cellulose Conversion: Towards Sustainable Biofuel Production. Proceedings of the 2024 International Conference on Sustainable Energy: Energy Transition and Net-Zero Climate Future, ICUE 2024 (2024). doi:10.1109/ICUE63019.2024.10795647 Retrieved from: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14740/20820
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Abstract
Given the substantial cellulose content in pineapple fruit peel, redirecting this waste towards second-generation biofuel production could significantly diminish the need for environmentally taxing on-field handling practices. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of the fruit peel as a substitute cellulose source by analyzing its chemical composition. A pretreatment method utilizing Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES), a green solvent, which is composed of a blend of ethylene glycol and citric acid, was employed. The results revealed that the glucose and xylose content increased to 59.85% and 97.12%, respectively, after pretreatment. The total reducing sugar present in the untreated and pretreated samples was 0.057 g/g and 0.095 g/g respectively. Furthermore, an assessment of chemical structural alterations in the biomass was conducted to verify the efficacy of pretreatment. Therefore, this study confirmed the potential of this biomass as a biorefinery feedstock and it is expected to produce more value-added products from it.