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2019-01-01

Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG

Simulación de proceso para la producción de xilitol a partir de bagazo de cebada en una biorrefinería en Colombia. Parte 1: producción de xilosa a partir de arabinoxilanos extraídos en el pretratamiento alcalino de BSG

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https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v39n1.70080

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Simulation, brewer’s spent grain, xylitol, biorefinery (en)
Simulación, cascarilla de cebada, xilitol, biorrefinería (es)

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  • Andrés Alfonso Gil Montenegro Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Juan Sebastian Arocha Morales Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Lilia Carolina Rojas Pérez Universidad Nacional de Colombia
  • Paulo César Narváez Rincón Universidad Nacional de Colombia

This work presents the simulation in Aspen Plusr of a process to obtain arabinoxylans (AX) from Brewer’s Spent Grain (BSG), which is the major byproduct of the brewing industry. The process is divided into two stages: alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis. These stages cover the extraction of proteins and AX from BSG using an alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis of the AX separated from the liquid stream to obtain xylose, i.e. the substrate required for the fermentation to xylitol. Simulation results show that xylose obtained corresponds to 8,5% of the dry weight of the raw material, obtaining a yield of 58%. Several streams of byproducts were obtained, such as proteins, polypeptides, amino acids, phenolic compounds and lignocellulosic residues that can be valorized in other processes. Simulation was performed in the context of a biorefinery in Colombia.

Este trabajo presenta la simulación en Aspen Plusr del proceso para obtener arabinoxilanos (AX) a partir de bagazo de cebada, principal subproducto de la industria cervecera. El proceso se divide en dos etapas: pretratamiento alcalino e hidrólisis enzimática. En la primera etapa, se logra la extracción de proteínas y AX de la cascarilla de cebada y en la segunda etapa, se hidrolizan enzimáticamente los AX separados de la corriente líquida hasta obtenerse xilosa, el sustrato requerido para el xilitol. Los resultados de la simulación mostraron que la xilosa obtenida corresponde al 8,5 % del peso de la materia prima, obteniéndose un rendimiento del 58 %. Adicionalmente se obtienen varias corrientes de subproductos como proteínas, polipéptidos, aminoácidos, compuestos fenólicos y residuos concentrados en lignina y celulosa, los cuales se pueden valorizar en otros procesos. La simulación del proceso se realizó en el contexto de una biorrefinería en Colombia.

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Gil Montenegro, A. A., Arocha Morales, J. S., Rojas Pérez, L. C. & Narváez Rincón, P. C. (2019). Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG. Ingeniería e Investigación, 39(1), 45–23. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v39n1.70080

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Gil Montenegro, A.A., Arocha Morales, J.S., Rojas Pérez, L.C. and Narváez Rincón, P.C. 2019. Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG. Ingeniería e Investigación. 39, 1 (Jan. 2019), 45–23. DOI:https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v39n1.70080.

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Gil Montenegro, A. A.; Arocha Morales, J. S.; Rojas Pérez, L. C.; Narváez Rincón, P. C. Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG. Ing. Inv. 2019, 39, 45-23.

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GIL MONTENEGRO, A. A.; AROCHA MORALES, J. S.; ROJAS PÉREZ, L. C.; NARVÁEZ RINCÓN, P. C. Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG. Ingeniería e Investigación, [S. l.], v. 39, n. 1, p. 45–23, 2019. DOI: 10.15446/ing.investig.v39n1.70080. Disponível em: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/70080. Acesso em: 6 mar. 2026.

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Gil Montenegro, Andrés Alfonso, Juan Sebastian Arocha Morales, Lilia Carolina Rojas Pérez, and Paulo César Narváez Rincón. 2019. “Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG”. Ingeniería E Investigación 39 (1):45-23. https://doi.org/10.15446/ing.investig.v39n1.70080.

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Gil Montenegro, A. A., J. S. Arocha Morales, L. C. Rojas Pérez, and P. C. Narváez Rincón. “Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG”. Ingeniería e Investigación, vol. 39, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 45-23, doi:10.15446/ing.investig.v39n1.70080.

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Gil Montenegro, Andrés Alfonso, Juan Sebastian Arocha Morales, Lilia Carolina Rojas Pérez, and Paulo César Narváez Rincón. “Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG”. Ingeniería e Investigación 39, no. 1 (January 1, 2019): 45–23. Accessed March 6, 2026. https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/70080.

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Gil Montenegro AA, Arocha Morales JS, Rojas Pérez LC, Narváez Rincón PC. Process simulation for xylitol production from brewer’s spent grain in a Colombian biorefinery. Part 1: Xylose production from arabinoxilans extracted by the alkaline pretreatment of BSG. Ing. Inv. [Internet]. 2019 Jan. 1 [cited 2026 Mar. 6];39(1):45-23. Available from: https://revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/ingeinv/article/view/70080

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