This work studied preparation of rice husk-based solid acid and its application for efficient hydrolysis and saccharification of corncob. Rice husk-based solid acid (RH-SOH) was prepared by one-step carbonization and sulfonation method. Analysis demonstrated that RH-SOH exhibited aromatic carbon sheets structure bearing -SOH, -COOH and -OH groups. The RH-SOH was then used to hydrolyse and saccharify corncob. Compared with solid acids made from activated carbon and microcrystalline cellulose, the RH-SOH showed the highest catalytic efficiency with the maximum reducing sugar yield of 486.53 mg/g and xylose of 253.03 mg/g, which was twice and five times higher than that of control, respectively. Its high efficiency was attributed to -OH and -COOH groups functioned synergistically with -SOH to hydrolyse lignocellulose by adsorbing β-1,4-glucan in corncob. This study provides a green and effective utilization technology of lignocellulosic biomass.
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