Short-Time Ball Milling Improving Hydrolysis of Corn Starch: A Sustainable and Chemical-Free Pretreatment Approach

IF 3 3区工程技术 Q3 ENERGY & FUELS

BioEnergy Research Pub Date : 2025-06-05 DOI:10.1007/s12155-025-10856-6

Carolina Reis Guimarães, Alvaro Ferreira Monteiro, Daniel Oluwagbotemi Fasheun, Willian Bastos Monteiro, Ayla Sant’Ana da Silva, Elba P. S. Bon, Ricardo Sposina Sobral Teixeira, Viridiana Santana Ferreira-Leitão

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This research focuses on the application of short-term ball milling as a sustainable pretreatment for corn grains, aiming to improve enzymatic hydrolysis and produce glucose syrups. The study evaluated the effects of ball milling on corn properties. The results showed small changes in starch crystallinity and composition but highlighted a significant increase in hydroxyl group availability, as indicated by FTIR. These modifications correlated with a 43% increase in water absorption and a 27% increase in solubility. Enzymatic hydrolysis of samples ball milled for 3 h demonstrated a remarkable improvement, with a starch conversion of 74.15%, representing a 119.5% increase in yield compared to milled corn (control). At the end of the process, a glucose syrup containing 68.7 g/L of glucose plus maltose was obtained. These results highlight the potential of ball milling as a fast, efficient, and environmentally friendly method for corn starch pretreatment before hydrolysis, thus representing a promising and sustainable alternative to traditional starch processing techniques.

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短时间球磨改善玉米淀粉水解：一种可持续的无化学预处理方法

本研究主要研究短期球磨作为玉米籽粒可持续预处理的应用，旨在改善酶解和生产葡萄糖糖浆。本研究评价了球磨对玉米性状的影响。结果表明，淀粉的结晶度和组成变化不大，但羟基的可用性显著增加，正如FTIR所显示的那样。这些修饰与43%的吸水性增加和27%的溶解度增加相关。球磨3小时的酶解样品表现出显著的改善，淀粉转化率为74.15%，与碾磨玉米（对照）相比，产量增加了119.5%。最后，得到了葡萄糖加麦芽糖含量为68.7 g/L的葡萄糖浆。这些结果突出了球磨作为一种快速、高效、环保的玉米淀粉水解前预处理方法的潜力，因此代表了传统淀粉加工技术的一个有前途和可持续的替代方案。

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BioEnergy Research ENERGY & FUELS-ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

CiteScore

6.70

自引率

8.30%

发文量

174

审稿时长

3 months

期刊介绍： BioEnergy Research fills a void in the rapidly growing area of feedstock biology research related to biomass, biofuels, and bioenergy. The journal publishes a wide range of articles, including peer-reviewed scientific research, reviews, perspectives and commentary, industry news, and government policy updates. Its coverage brings together a uniquely broad combination of disciplines with a common focus on feedstock biology and science, related to biomass, biofeedstock, and bioenergy production.