Scientia Agricultura Sinica ›› 2016, Vol. 49 ›› Issue (8): 1559-1566.doi: 10.3864/j.issn.0578-1752.2016.08.013

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The Impact of Alkaline Hydrogen Peroxide Pretreatment on the Chemical Composition and Enzymatic Hydrolyzability of Apple Pomace

YOU Yi-na, DENG Hong, MENG Yong-hong, FANG Jie, GUO Yu-rong, ZHANG Ying   

  1. College of Food Engineering and Nutritional Science, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi’an 710100
  • Received:2015-09-22 Online:2016-04-16 Published:2016-04-16

Abstract: 【Objective】 The aim of this study was to research the impact of a 4.5% alkaline hydrogen peroxide (AHP) pretreatment at pH 11.5 on the chemical composition of apple pomace, the lignin removal rate, and the enzymatic hydrolyzability of cellulase. 【Method】 The temperature and time of pretreatment were optimized in accordance with the index of the lignin removal rate in this study. After filtering to collect solid components and drying, the AHP pretreated apple pomace was obtained. According to the content of cellulose and hemicellulose, the content of lignin, and total sugar content of enzymatic hydrolysis of apple pomace before AHP, the effects of different pretreated time on the content and recovery of cellulose and hemicellulose, the content and removal rate of lignin, and the enzymatic hydrolyzability were analyzed under the optimal pretreatment temperature. Utilizing a scanning electron microscope (SEM), thermogravimetry/differential thermogravimetry (TG/DTG), and fourier transform infrared (FTIR) characterized the physical and chemical composition change of apple pomace before and after AHP. 【Result】 The temperature and time of pretreatment had significant effects on the lignin removal rate. Considering various factors, especially the economic benefits, when the time was 2 hours and the temperature was 50℃, the lignin removal rate was optimal with 56.68%. The composition variation and enzymatic hydrolyzability of apple pomace after different pretreated times was analyzed under optimal pretreated temperature. When pretreated time was 2 hours, the recovery of cellulose and hemicellulose was 99.86%, which was very close to the content of untreated apple pomace; the enzymatic hydrolyzability was 0.54 g·g-1, which was 200% of untreated apple pomace. The SEM images showed that the physical structure was multi-hole and loose, the fiber bundle became loose and rough, and the internal surface area was indefinitely increased after apple pomace treated with AHP. TG/DTG demonstrated that AHP could apparently increase the purity of cellulose monomer and reduce the content of lignin and residue. The FTIR study revealed that AHP could substantially disrupt the chemical structure of lignin, and the structure of guaiacyl, syringyl, and p-hydroxylphengl of lignin was destroyed. Thus, the lignin content of apple pomace was reduced after AHP. 【Conclusion】 This paper illustrated that AHP was an efficient pretreatment agent of apple pomace, and that the effect of pretreatment was closely associated with temperature and time.

Key words: apple pomace, alkaline hydrogen peroxide, enzymatic hydrolyzability, lignin, characteristic structure analysis

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