In our previous study, we demonstrated that mesoporous carbon materials strongly adsorb long-chain glucans from acid hydrolyzate, and hypothesized that the observed strong affinity is attributed to carbohydrate-aromatic interactions between glucans and carbon surface.  Herein, we investigate glucan adsorption on other hydrophobic surfaces, using materials that have been characterized by FTIR spectroscopy, nitrogen physisorption, and water vapor-sorption. Our comparative approach attempts to correlate degree of hydrophobicity and extent of glucan adsorption within this self-consistent set of materials.

Adsorption energetics of biomass-derived glucans on mesoporous carbon and mesoporous silica nanoparticles

248th National Meeting (2014)

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