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KMID : 1094720160210010079
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Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering
2016 Volume.21 No. 1 p.79 ~ p.86
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Production of 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose from κ-carrageenan using acid catalysts
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Kim Jeong-Ah
Lee Sun-Bok
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Abstract
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This study describes acid-catalyzed production of 3,6-anhydro-D-galactose (D-AnG) from κ-carrageenan, a sulfated polysaccharide with an alternating backbone consisting of D-AnG and D-galactose (D-Gal). We analyzed four hydrolysis products (D-AnG, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), levulinic acid (LA), and D-Gal) and reducing sugar contents during acid hydrolysis. Acid screening was carried out using seven acid catalysts which have different acidity. The catalysts showing high D-AnG production and high selectivity were chosen for subsequent experiments. We selected four acid catalysts (HCOOH, CH3COOH, HNO3, and HCl), and studied the effects of catalyst acidity, hydrolysis temperature T, and reaction time t on the production of D-AnG and other hydrolysis products. The optimal condition for maximum production of D-AnG by κ-carrageenan hydrolysis was T = 100°C and t = 30 min using 0.2 M HCl. Under this condition, 2.81 g/L D-AnG (33.5% of theoretical maximum) could be obtained from 2% (w/v) κ-carrageenan. In general, the maximum values of D-AnG, D-Gal, and the sum of two by-products (HMF and LA) increased with the acidity of catalysts. However, HNO3 was an exception in that the maximum production levels of HMF and LA were unusually low compared with other acid catalysts. D-AnG was successfully purified from acid hydrolysates using silica gel chromatography and the product was nearly 100% pure. This effective D-AnG production could facilitate future studies on the conversion of D-AnG to biofuels and biochemicals.
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KEYWORD
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3,6-anhydro-D-galactose, κ-carrageenan, acid hydrolysis, catalyst acidity, silica gel chromatography
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