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ArticleACS omega2025

Laccase-Mediated Incorporation of Xylans and Lignin-Carbohydrate Complexes into High-Yield Eucalyptus Kraft Fibers.

Uirajá Cayowa Magalhães Ruschoni, Pedro Jorge Fonseca Chagas, Pieter De Wever, Samuel Eyley, Wim Thielemans, Adriane Maria Ferreira Milagres, Pedro Fardim, André Ferraz

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Article in ACS omega, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Uirajá Cayowa Magalhães RuschoniDepartamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, 12602-810 Lorena, SP, Brazil.
Pedro Jorge Fonseca ChagasDepartamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, 12602-810 Lorena, SP, Brazil.
Pieter De WeverDepartment of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.
Samuel EyleySustainable Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk Campus, Etienne Sabbelaan 53, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1929-8455
Wim ThielemansSustainable Materials Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Kulak Kortrijk Campus, Etienne Sabbelaan 53, 8500 Kortrijk, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4451-1964
Adriane Maria Ferreira MilagresDepartamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, 12602-810 Lorena, SP, Brazil.
Pedro FardimDepartment of Chemical Engineering, KU Leuven, Celestijnenlaan 200F, 3001 Leuven, Belgium.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1545-3523
André FerrazDepartamento de Biotecnologia, Escola de Engenharia de Lorena, Universidade de São Paulo, 12602-810 Lorena, SP, Brazil.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9968-7054

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Abstract

Water-soluble products derived from biomass processing hold significant potential to enhance biorefinery viability due to their versatile applications. However, their use in the modification of paper products remains underexplored. Here, corn stover and sugarcane bagasse provided water-soluble products being incorporated into high-yield eucalyptus kraft pulps. The water-soluble products were extracted from ball-milled or alkaline-sulfite pretreated biomass using a xylanase-assisted procedure. Feruloylated arabinoxylans and lignin-carbohydrate complexes (LCCs) predominated in the extracted mixtures. The water-soluble products were incorporated into the fibers using laccase-mediated reactions. The fibers incorporated up to 15.4 g of water-soluble products/100 g of pulp, depending on the biomass source and pretreatment type. The highest incorporation levels were achieved with the water-soluble products recovered from ball-milled sugarcane bagasse. This fraction underwent significant polymerization of feruloylated arabinoxylans during laccase treatment. Paper sheets prepared from fibers with high levels of xylan and LCCs exhibited decreased water contact angles, indicating their potential suitability for a more wettable brown tissue paper. High-resolution X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy revealed an increase in the content of carboxyl and ester groups, corroborating the incorporation of xylans and LCCs into the fibers. The study presents novel strategies for modifying fiber properties through the use of agricultural byproducts.

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