Study on Pretreatment of Giant Miscanthus Using Ionic Liquid and Structural Change of Lignin

To investigate the effects of ionic liquid pretreatment on biomass, giant miscanthus was treated with 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Emim][OAc]) and 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim][OAc]) at three temperature conditions ($90^{\circ}C$, $110^{\circ}C$, and $130^{\circ}C$). As temperature condition increased, yield of the cellulose-rich product (CP) was reduced from 87.2% to 67.6%, while yield of the ionic liquid lignin (ILL) increased from 2.2% to 9.9%. Compared to the ILL, CP had lower carbon contents and higher oxygen contents. Enzymatic hydrolysis of CPs showed that conversion ratio of CP treated with [Emim][OAc] at $110^{\circ}C$ was 56.7%, the highest digestibility. Thermogravimetric analysis indicated that the maximum degradation rate decreased as temperature condition increased. In addition, maximum degradation temperature of ILL treated with [Emim][OAc] ranged from 274 to $279^{\circ}C$ which was lower than that of ILL treated with [Bmim][OAc]. Analytical date for ${\beta}$-O-4 linkage frequency in the ILL revealed that ${\beta}$-O-4 linkage frequency in the ILL decreased as the temperature rose. Furthermore, the highest S/G ratio of the ILL was determined to ca. 1.2 obtained from [Bmim][OAc] treatment at $110^{\circ}C$.

이온성 액체에 의한 거대억새 전처리 특성 및 리그닌의 구조적 변화 관찰

이온성 액체를 이용한 거대억새의 전처리 특성을 알아보기 위하여 1-ethyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Emim][OAc])와 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium acetate ([Bmim][OAc]) 두 종류의 이온성 액체로 $90^{\circ}C$, $110^{\circ}C$, $130^{\circ}C$ 세 온도조건에서 전처리를 진행하였다. 반응 온도가 높아짐에 따라 cellulose-rich product (CP)의 수율은 87.2%에서 67.6%로 점차 감소하였으며 ionic liquid lignin (ILL)의 수율은 2.2%에서 9.9%로 증가하였다. CP는 ILL에 비해 탄소함량은 낮았지만, 산소함량은 높게 나타났다. CP의 효소당화 결과 $110^{\circ}C$에서 [Emim][OAc]로 전처리하여 얻은 CP의 당화율이 56.7%로 가장 높게 나타났다. ILL의 열중량 분석 결과에 의하면 전처리 온도가 증가함에 따라 최대분해율은 점차 감소하였으며, 최대분해온도는 [Emim][OAc]로 처리한 ILL이 $274{\sim}279^{\circ}C$로 [Bmim][OAc]의 $2701{\sim}294^{\circ}C$보다 낮은 경향을 나타내었다. 전처리 온도가 $90^{\circ}C$에서 $130^{\circ}C$로 증가함에 따라 ILL 내 ${\beta}$-O-4 결합빈도는 [Emim][OAc]의 경우 $2315{\mu}mol/g$에서 $591{\mu}mol/g$으로, [Bmim][OAc]의 경우 $1936{\mu}mol/g$에서 $2478{\mu}mol/g$으로 감소하였다. ILL의 S/G ratio는 [Bmim][OAc]용액으로 $110^{\circ}C$에서 처리하였을 때 1.2로 가장 높게 나타났다.