RT Journal Article
T1 Integral valorization of "Leucaena diversifolia" by hydrothermal and pulp processing
A1 Feria Infante, Manuel Javier
A1 Alfaro Martínez, Ascensión
A1 López Baldovín, Francisco
A1 García Domínguez, Juan Carlos
A1 Pérez Muñoz, Antonio
A1 Rivera Díaz, Amanda
AB Wood from the leguminous tree, Leucaena diversifolia, was subjected to hydrothermal treatment (autohydrolysis) at 160–180 °C for 0–30 min followed by ethanol–soda–anthraquinone delignification. The liquid phase contained 18.65 g of sugars per liter, and the solid phase had a gross heating value of 19.083 MJ/kg, but could also be used as a source of cellulose pulp for the production of paper with tear, burst, and tensile indexes of 2.4 N m2/kg, 2.6 MPa m2/kg and 40.7 kN m/kg, respectively. L. diversifolia lends itself readily to valorization for energy production, and also to integral, fractional exploitation by autohydrolysis and ethanol–soda–anthraquinone delignification, which can additionally bring environmental benefits to cropping zones.
PB Elsevier
SN 0960-8524
YR 2012
FD 2012
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/10343
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/10343
LA eng
NO Feria Infante, M.J., Alfaro Martínez, A., López Baldovín, F., García Domínguez, J.C., Pérez Muñoz, A.: "Integral valorization of "Leucaena diversifolia" by hydrothermal and pulp processing". Bioresource Technology. Vol. 103, n. 1, págs. 381-388, (2012). ISSN 0960-8524
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 31 may 2026