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Concept for the Use of Cotton Waste Hydrolysates in Fermentation Media for Biofuel Production

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  • Michal J. Binczarski

    (Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Zeromskiego Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland)

  • Justyna Z. Malinowska

    (Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Zeromskiego Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland)

  • Joanna Berlowska

    (Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland)

  • Weronika Cieciura-Wloch

    (Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland)

  • Sebastian Borowski

    (Department of Environmental Biotechnology, Lodz University of Technology, 171/173 Wolczanska Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland)

  • Malgorzata Cieslak

    (Department of Chemical Textiles Technologies, ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network-Textile Research Institute, 5/15 Brzezinska Street, 92-103 Lodz, Poland)

  • Dorota Puchowicz

    (Department of Chemical Textiles Technologies, ŁUKASIEWICZ Research Network-Textile Research Institute, 5/15 Brzezinska Street, 92-103 Lodz, Poland)

  • Izabela A. Witonska

    (Institute of General and Ecological Chemistry, Lodz University of Technology, 116 Zeromskiego Street, 90-924 Lodz, Poland)

Abstract

Currently, most cotton textile waste is sent to landfill. However, due to the use of synthetic additives and the chemical treatment of cotton fibers, cotton textile waste is difficult to biodegrade. Cotton textile waste can also be subjected to material recycling, or to incineration/gasification to produce energy. Here, we present the optimization of acid hydrolysis of cotton yarn fibers for glucose efficiency. The cotton yarn hydrolysates showed great potential for replacing simple sugar solutions in fermentation media. The highest glucose concentration was obtained in the hydrolysates of cotton yarn hydrolyzed in a 2% solution of sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid at 140–160 °C for 2 h. After 2 h of hydrolysis at 140 °C with 2% H 3 PO 4 , the concentration of glucose in the cotton yarn hydrolysate (13.19 g/L) increased fivefold compared with cotton yarn treated under the same conditions with H 2 SO 4 (2.65 g/L). The structural modifications in the solid residues after acid hydrolysis were analyzed using a scanning electron microscope with energy dispersive spectroscopy (SEM-EDS), attenuated total reflectance Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR-ATR), and Raman spectroscopy. The SEM images, IR spectra, and Raman spectra revealed that the most significant changes in the morphology of the fibers occurred when the process was carried out at high temperatures (≥140 °C). Better growth of the yeast strains Saccharomyces cerevisiae Ethanol Red and Saccharomyces cerevisiae Tokay ŁOCK0204 was observed in the medium containing phosphoric acid hydrolysate. The maximum methane yield of 278 dm 3 /kgVS and the maximum hydrogen yield of 42 dm/kgVS were reported for cotton yarn waste after pretreatment with H 3 PO 4 . This might have been linked to the beneficial effect of phosphorus, which is a key nutrient for anaerobic digestion. The proposed hydrolysis method does not generate fermentation inhibitors.

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  • Michal J. Binczarski & Justyna Z. Malinowska & Joanna Berlowska & Weronika Cieciura-Wloch & Sebastian Borowski & Malgorzata Cieslak & Dorota Puchowicz & Izabela A. Witonska, 2022. "Concept for the Use of Cotton Waste Hydrolysates in Fermentation Media for Biofuel Production," Energies, MDPI, vol. 15(8), pages 1-24, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:15:y:2022:i:8:p:2856-:d:793345
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    1. Weronika Cieciura-Włoch & Michał Binczarski & Jolanta Tomaszewska & Sebastian Borowski & Jarosław Domański & Piotr Dziugan & Izabela Witońska, 2019. "The Use of Acidic Hydrolysates after Furfural Production from Sugar Waste Biomass as a Fermentation Medium in the Biotechnological Production of Hydrogen," Energies, MDPI, vol. 12(17), pages 1-17, August.
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    1. Binczarski, Michal J. & Zuberek, Justyna Z. & Cieciura-Wloch, Weronika & Borowski, Sebastian & Cieslak, Malgorzata & Baranowska-Korczyc, Anna & Witczak, Ewa & Witonska, Izabela A., 2024. "Textile waste subjected to acid hydrolysis as raw materials for biogas production," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 227(C).

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