Effects of various persulfate oxidation pretreatments on enzymatic saccharification efficiency of sugarcane bagasse biomass and the related mechanism

This study explored the impact of different persulfate pretreatments on the substrate characteristics and enzymatic sugar yield of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) and the related mechanisms. We analyzed the biomass composition, physicochemical properties of SCB, enzymatic saccharification efficiency, pure commercial cellulose and lignin degradation dynamics, and center dot OH and SO4 center dot- generation properties under different persulfate pretreatments. The results revealed that potassium peroxymonosulfate (2KHSO(5)center dot KHSO4 center dot K2SO4, PPMS) pretreatment had a significant effect on SCB. Under the optimal pretreatment conditions, SCB pretreated with PPMS showed a reducing sugar yield of 67.98%, a sugar conversion rate of 90.29%, and a lignin removal rate of 87.49%, which were about 2-3 folds those under pretreatment with peroxydisulfate (PDS) including sodium persulfate (Na2S2O8, SPS) and ammonium persulfate ((NH4)(2)S2O8, APS). PPMS had higher selectivity for lignin degradation and stronger free radical generation ability than PDS, which may be the main contributor to its superior pretreatment performance.