The utilization of lignocellulosic residues to produce renewable energy is an interesting alternative to meet the increasing demand of fuels while at the same time reducing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. Sweet sorghum bagasse is a lignocellulosic residue composed mainly of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin; and it is a promising substrate for ethanol production because its complex carbohydrates may be hydrolyzed and converted into simple sugars, and then fermented into ethanol. However, the utilization of lignocellulosic residues is difficult and inefficient. Lignocellulose is a very stable and compact complex structure, which is linked by β-1,4 and β-1,3 glycosidic bonds. Furthermore, the crystalline and amorphous features of cellulose fibers and the presence of hemicellulose and lignin make the conversion of lignocellulose into fermentable sugars currently impractical at commercial scale. The bioconversion of lignocellulose in nature is performed by microorganisms such as fungi and bacteria, which produce enzymes that are able to degrade lignocellulose. The present study evaluated the bioconversion of lignocellulosic residues of sweet sorghum into simple sugars using filamentous fungi directly in the hydrolysis of the substrate, without prior isolation of the enzymes. The fungus Neurospora crassa and some wild fungi (that grew naturally on sweet sorghum bagasse) were used in this investigation. The effect of the fungi on substrate degradation and the sugars released after hydrolysis were evaluated, and then compared with standard hydrolysis performed by commercial enzymes (isolated cellulases). In addition, different combinations of fungi and enzymes were used to determine the best approach. The main goal was to verify if the fungi were able to attack and break down the lignocellulose structure directly and at a reasonable rate, rather than by the current method utilizing isolated enzymes. The main finding of this study was that the fungi (N. crassa and wild fungi) were able to degrade sweet sorghum bagasse directly; however, in all of the cases, the hydrolysis process was not efficient because the hydrolysis rate was much lower than the enzymatic hydrolysis rate. Hydrolysis using a combination of fungus and commercial enzymes was a good approach, but still not efficient enough for practical use. The best results of combined hydrolysis were obtained when the substrate was under the fungus attack for three days and then, commercial enzymes with low enzymatic activity (7 FPU/g and 25 CBU/g) were added to the solution. These enzymes represent 10% of the current enzymatic activity recommended per gram of substrate. This process reached reasonable levels of sugars (close to 85% of sugars yield obtained by enzymatic hydrolysis); however, the conversion rate was still slower, making the process impractical and more expensive since it took twice the amount of time as commercial enzymes. Furthermore, the wild fungi able to degrade cellulose were isolated, screened, and identified. Two of them belong to the genus Aspergillus, one to the genus Acremonium, and one to the genus Rhizopus. Small concentration of spores-0.5mL- (see Table 4, CHAPTER III- for specific number of spores per mL) did not show any sugar released during hydrolysis of sweet sorghum bagasse. However, when the concentration of spores was increased (to 5mL and 10mL of solution), citric acid production was detected. This finding indicates that those wild fungi were able to degrade lignocellulose, even though no simple sugars were measured, citric acid production is an indicator of fungi growing and utilization of lignocellulose as nutrient. It is assumed that the fungi consume the sugars at the same time they are released, thus they are not detected. The maximum concentration of citric acid (~14.50 mg/mL) was achieved between days 8-11 of hydrolysis. On the other hand, before using lignocellulose, the substrate needed to be pretreated in order to facilitate its decomposition and subsequent hydrolysis. Sweet sorghum bagasse was washed three times to remove any soluble sugars remaining after the juice was extracted from the stalks. Then, another finding of this study was that the first wash solution could be used for ethanol production since the amount of sugars present in it was close to 13°Brix. The ethanol yield after 48 hours of fermentation was in average 6.82mg/mL, which is close to the theoretical ethanol yield. The other two washes were too dilute for commercial ethanol production. In terms of pretreatments, the best one to break down sweet sorghum bagasse was 2% (w/v) NaOH. This pretreatment shows the highest amounts of glucose and xylose released after hydrolysis. Unwashed and untreated bagasse (raw bagasse) did not show any sugar released. In terms of ethanol, 74.50% of the theoretical yield was reached by enzymatic hydrolysis, while 1.10% was reached by hydrolysis using the fungus N. crassa. Finally, it is important to remark that further investigation is needed to improve the direct conversion of lignocellulose into fermentable sugars by fungal enzymes. This approach is a promising technology that needs to be developed and improved to make it efficient and feasible at commercial scale.

Darbo tikslas – nustatyti endogeninių ir egzogeninių veiksnių poveikį žieminio rapso atsparumui šalčiui in vitro ir in vivo. Ginamieji disertacijos teiginiai: 1. Žieminio rapso atsparumas šalčiui didžiąją dalimi lemiamas endogeninio prolino, o ne tirpiųjų sacharidų kiekio augalų audiniuose. 2. Grūdinant ūglius in vitro egzogeniniai priedai (abscizo rūgštis, prolinas, tirtas aminorūgščių kompleksas) maitinamojoje terpėje didina atsparumą šalčiui. 3. In vitro sistemoje L-prolinas ir tirtas aminorūgščių kompleksas atstato atlydžio metu sumažėjusį užsigrūdinimo tvarumą. 4. Endogeninio prolino kiekis yra membranos stabilumo atsparumo šalčiui žymuo ir gali būti naudojamas kuriant atsparius šalčiui genotipus. / Aim of the work – to determine the effect of endogenous and exogenous factors on the cold tolerance of winter rapeseed in vitro and in vivo. Proposition to be defended: 1. Cold tolerance of winter rapeseed mainly determining by content of endogenous proline but not by soluble sugars. 2. Exogenous additives (abscisic acid, proline, amino acids) in nutrient medium increases the cold tolerance of rapeseed shoots in vitro. 3. In in vitro system the abscisic acid, proline and amino acids restore the reduced acclimation which occurs during de-acclimation period. 4. Endogenous proline content is the marker of membrane stability and cold tolerance and may be used to create cold-tolerant genotypes.

Chapter 2: Avian frugivores have been somewhat poorly studied with regards to the effects that different fruit sugar types and concentrations have on their digestive efficiencies. Digestion of sugars in equicaloric and equimolar artificial fruit of different sugar types at varying concentrations and molarities were therefore investigated in two relatively large South African frugivores, the Knysna (Tauraco corythaix) and the Purple-crested (Gallirex porphyreolophus) Turaco. Artificial fruits of 6.6, 12.4 and 22% sucrose and glucose respectively and artificial fruits of 0.42, 0.83 and 1.66 mol L-1 sucrose and glucose respectively were used to determine daily food and energy intake, digestive efficiencies and digestive transit times. Digestive transit times of both Turaco species were slower with an increase in sugar concentration and molarity, irrespective of sugar type. Food intake of both Turaco species increased with decreasing concentration and molarity, irrespective of sugar type suggesting compensatory mechanisms for energy requirements. Apparent assimilation efficiencies of both Turaco species ranged from 61.4-90.0% and 60.2-92.4% for equicaloric and equimolar artificial fruit diets respectively. Consequently these two frugivores appear to be tolerant of sugar type and would be expected to select fruits based on energy yields. Future studies of the composition of indigenous forest fruit sugars may give insight into food preferences of the Turaco species and their role as potential seed dispersers of fruiting tree species. Chapter 3: The effects that different fruit sugar types and concentrations have on food preferences of avian frugivores have been relatively poorly studied. Although it has been recently advocated that preference is based on equicaloric energy it is also important to note whether preferences change as energy content changes. Therefore, sugar preferences of equicaloric and equimolar artificial fruit of different sugar types at varying concentrations and molarities were investigated in two relatively large South African frugivores, Knysna (Tauraco corythaix) and Purple-crested (Gallirex porphyreolophus) Turacos. Artificial fruits of 6.6, 12.4 and 22% sucrose and glucose respectively and artificial fruits of 0.42, 0.83 and 1.66 mol L-1 sucrose and glucose respectively were used to determine sugar preferences. Knysna Turacos preferred the sucrose to the glucose equicaloric artificial fruit diet at low concentrations whereas Purple-crested Turacos showed no preference for either diet. Both Turacos species preferred the sucrose equimolar artificial fruit diet to the glucose at low concentrations. At high concentrations neither species showed a preference for either equicaloric or equimolar artificial fruit diets. This suggests that energy requirements influence food preferences more than sugar type and that birds will select fruit that is higher in energy irrespective of sugar type. This complements an earlier study on digestion of sugars at varying concentrations of differing equicaloric and equimolar artificial fruit sugar types. It again emphasizes the need for future studies looking at the composition of indigenous forest fruit sugars in order to obtain insight into the role of these avian frugivores as potential seed dispersers of fruiting tree species. Chapter 4: Avian frugivores may select fruit based on their seed loads and pulp to seed ratios and this may have important implications for their role as seed dispersal agents. Consequently the effect of different seed packaging was investigated in two relatively large South African frugivores, Knysna (Tauraco corythaix) and Purple-crested (Gallirex porphyreolophus) Turacos. Small-seeded artificial fruits containing on average five black plastic beads (2.24 mm diameter) and large-seeded artificial fruits containing one average one single black plastic bead (3.85 mm diameter) were used to investigate transit rates and food preference. Total seed volume in the two fruits was on average approximately equal (29.42 mm3 and 29.88 mm3 for small- and large-seeded fruits, respectively). Bead transit rates ranged from 38-45 min for Knysna Turacos and 36-50 min for Purple-crested Turacos with faster transit rates on the small-seeded diet. Pulp transit rates ranged from 25-39 min for Purple-crested Turacos and 34-40 min for Knysna Turacos. Purple-crested Turacos had significantly shorter pulp transit rates on the large-seeded than the small-seeded diet whereas Knysna Turacos had no significant difference between diets. Knysna Turacos preferred the small-seeded to the large-seeded artificial fruits whereas Purple-crested Turacos showed no preference for either diet. Further studies on avian dispersers will contribute to a greater understanding of their evolutionary relationship with fruiting plants. In particular, future studies establishing suitable seed sizes and volumes for use in determining the effect of seed packaging on larger birds are required as well as studies looking at seed packaging of indigenous forest fruit and the effects of seed packaging on digestion and food preference in indigenous avian frugivores may give insight into the role of avian frugivores as fruit consumers and seed dispersers. Chapter 5: Fleshy-fruited plants and frugivores share a mutualistic relationship with plants offering the frugivores a reward of fleshy fruit pulp in order to disperse their seeds. In return frugivores receive a food source and consequently a source of energy. However all fruits are not equal in terms of available energy and consequently the digestion efficiency of six indigenous tree species was investigated in an avian frugivore, the Knysna Turaco (Tauraco corythaix). It was predicted that the Turacos would process these indigenous fruits efficiently and have fast transit rates and high intake rates irrespective of species. Fruits were fed to the Turacos in separate trials to determine daily food and energy intake, digestive efficiencies and digestive transit times. Digestive transit times of Knysna Turacos (c. 12-28 min) fall within the range of published examples for other frugivorous birds. Apparent assimilation efficiencies of the Turacos ranged from c. 15-84% and were generally lower than those observed in other avian frugivores. Future studies looking at the nutritional composition of indigenous forest fruit may provide insight into the Knysna Turacos digestive efficiency and consequently their food preferences and role as potential seed dispersers of fruiting tree species. Chapter 6: Seed dispersal plays an important role in the persistence, regeneration and maintenance of plant communities. It is therefore not surprising that much attention has been paid to the germination potential of seeds ingested by frugivorous animals. Consequently the aim of this study was to determine what effect ingestion of seeds by Knysna Turacos (Tauraco corythaix) has on the germination rate and germination percentage of indigenous South African tree species. Fruits from twelve tree species were fed to the Turacos in separate trials and seed retention times were determined as it has been suggested that a longer seed retention time may increase germination rates. At the end of each trial, seeds were extracted from excreta of individual birds and planted in trays containing potting soil. Germination was recorded daily until 14 days post of no germination. Knysna Turacos seed retention times were in the range of those obtained by other studies with Ficus sur seeds having the fastest retention times (12.4 ± 0.8 min) and Celtis africana the slowest (34.6 ± 5.6 min). Mean percentage germination of ingested seeds was not significantly different to pulp removed and whole fruit seeds indicating that ingestion by Knysna Turacos did not enhance percentage germination through either seed coat abrasion or pulp removal. Seed ingestion by Knysna Turacos did not influence the rate at which seeds germinated in 75 % of the tree species while it did for ingested F. lutea, F. natalensis and F. sur seeds which germinated significantly sooner than whole fruit seeds. Future studies relating the composition of indigenous forest fruits to food preferences of Knysna Turacos may give insight into their role as potential seed dispersers of indigenous fruiting tree species. Chapter 7: Frugivorous animals play a major role in dispersing tropical, and to a lesser extent, temperate tree species. In order to attract potential seed dispersers, plants generally offer a reward of fleshy fruit pulp. Criteria for fruit choice by avian frugivores are influenced by a number of non-nutritive (e.g. fruit size and colour) factors; and nutritional composition of the fruit. There is a paucity of nutritional composition and other fruit trait data of indigenous South African fruit. This information is necessary in order to determine which frugivores are likely to ingest which fruits and consequently act as potential seed dispersal agents. This information would provide us with an understanding of the inter-relationships between indigenous fruit and frugivores in South Africa. Consequently nutritional composition was investigated in various indigenous fruit species that avian frugivores feed on. Fruits were collected from 38 indigenous tree species found in KwaZulu-Natal afromontane and coastal forests. Pulp was freeze-dried to constant mass and then analyzed for sugar, lipid and protein content; and for water content determination. Fruit width in this study ranged from 4 mm (Searsia rehmanniana and Trema orientalis) to 40 mm (Annona senegalensis, Ficus sur and Xylotheca kraussiana). Of the fruits examined in this study 29% were black and 43% red when ripe. Most (84%) fruit species analysed for sugar content were hexose dominant with 50% being fructose and 34% being glucose dominant. Only 16% of the fruit species analysed were sucrose dominant. Fruits in this study were generally observed to be high (mean: 68.1 ± 3.3%; n = 30) in water content; and low in protein and lipid content respectively (mean: 8.2 ± 0.5%; 9.3 ± 2.2%; n = 30) indicating that these fruits species could be considered as nutrient-dilute. Future studies need to determine the nutritional composition of the remaining indigenous South Africa fruit in order to develop a comprehensive database as well as examining non-nutritive factors. Together this information would play a key role in understanding fruit preferences and consequently seed dispersal and would therefore be useful in developing management plans for forest conservation. Chapter 8: Many seasonal thermoregulation studies have been conducted on Holarctic birds that live in predictable, highly seasonal climates with severe winters. However, relatively few studies have been conducted on their southern hemisphere Afrotropical counterparts that encounter less predictable climates with milder winters. These latter birds are expected to conserve energy in winter by down-regulating their metabolic rates. Therefore in this study, metabolic rate was measured during summer and winter in Knysna Turaco, Tauraco corythaix (Musophagiformes, Musophagidae) (c. 310 g), a non-passerine, in order to test whether there is energy conservation in winter. No overall significant differences in resting metabolic rates over a range of ambient temperatures were observed between winter and summer. However, whole-organism basal metabolic rates were 18.5 % higher (p = 0.005) in winter than in summer (210.83 ± 15.97 vs. 186.70 ± 10.52 O2 h-1). Knysna Turacos had broad thermoneutral zones ranging from 20-28 oC in winter and 10-30 oC in summer. These results suggest that Knysna Turacos show seasonal thermoregulatory responses that represent cold defense rather than energy conservation, which is contrary to what was expected. Keywords: sugar digestion, sugar preference, seed packaging, basal metabolic rate (BMR), resting metabolic rate (RMR), phenotypic flexibility, indigenous fruit, germination percentage, germination rate, fruit sugars, protein, lipids, fruit size, fruit colour, Knysna Turaco, Purple-crested Turaco. / Thesis (Ph.D.)-University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, 2010.

2009–2011 metais Lietuvos Žemės ūkio universiteto Bandymų stotyje, karbonatingame sekliai glėjiškame išplautžemyje (Calc(ar)i-Epihypogleyic Luvisols) IDg8-k (LVg-p-w-cc) atlikti tyrimai, siekiant įvertinti skirtingų žieminių kviečių veislių žiemkentiškumą. Fotosintezės pigmentų didžiausias kiekis nustatytas rudens-žiemos periodu, o pavasario pradžioje fotosintezės produktyvumas buvo mažiausias. Nustatyta, kad labai gerų kepimo sąvybių ’Ada’ linkusi kaupti didesnius fotosintezės pigmentų kiekius, lyginant su gerų kepimo savybių ’Tauras DS’. Didžiausias sacharidų kiekis (447,2 mg g-1) nustatytas lapkričio mėn. žieminiuose kviečiuose ’Tauras DS’ ir ’Ada’ (443,2 mg g-1), o nuo sausio mėn., nukritus lauko temperatūrai - sumažėjo iki 37,3–61,1 mg g-1 ’Tauras DS’ ir 128–80 mg g-1 ’Ada’ želmenyse. Ilgai trukę šalčiai sumažino tirpiųjų sacharidų kaupimąsi, jų kiekis padidėjo tik sumažėjus šalčiui. Tyrimo duomenys rodo, kad esant pastoviems žiemos šalčiams, sacharidų kiekis augaluose keitėsi nežymiai. Kadangi klimatinės sąlygos buvo vienodos, galima teigti, kad ’Ada’ veislės kviečiai kaupia didesnį kiekį sacharidų dėl veislės genetinių ypatumų. Tyrimo metu didesnius fenolinių junginių kiekius kaupė ’Tauras DS’ žieminiai kviečiai, todėl galime teigti, kad tai nulėmė veislės genetinės savybės. Nustatyta, kad ’Tauras DS’ kaupė didesnius prolino kiekius žemų temperatūrų poveikyje (gruodžio ir vasario mėnesiais – 1,65 μM g-1 ir 2,61 μM g-1 ) palyginus su žieminiais kviečiais ’Ada’... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / The research was carried out in the Experimental Station of LUA. The aim of the research was to investigate and evaluate the frost resistence of different varieties of wheat. The soil ot the experimental site was (carbonaceous shallow Luvisols (Calc (or) i Epihypogleyic Luvisols) IDg8 k (LVD-pw-cc). The study revealed the maximum amount of photosyntthetic pigments in the autumn – winter period whereas in spring the photosyntthetic productivity was the lowest. It was found that ‚Ada‘ variety, having very good baking quality, tends to accumulate higher levels of photosyntthetic pigments than ‘Tauras DS‘ wheats with good baking properties. The highest amount of sugars was recorded in November in winter wheat ‘Tauras DS’ and ‘Ada’ (443,2 mg g-1), but the amount of sugars decreased significantly by 37,3–61,1 mg g-1 in ‘Tauras DS’ wheat and by 128–80 mg g-1 in ‘Ada’ wheat in January, as a result of a drop in temperature. The prolonged frosts reduced the accumulation of soluble sugars, moreover the amount of sugars increased only after the rise of temperature. The study shows the amount of sugars in plants is rather stable if there is no fluctuation in temperatures. Since the climatic conditions were stable we can state that the ‘Ada’ variety wheat accumulate bigger amounts of sugars because of its genetic characteristics. ‘Tauras DS’ variety demonstrated largers phenolic compounds due to its genetic characteristics. It was found that the ‘Tauras DS’ accumulated higher... [to full text]

Two force fields, the GROMOS53A5/53A6 (united atom) and the AMBER95 (all atom) parameter sets, coupled with partial atomic charges derived from quantum mechanical calculations were evaluated for their ability to reproduce the known crystalline forms of the polyols mannitol and sorbitol. The force fields were evaluated using molecular dynamics simulations at 10 K (which is akin to potential energy minimization) with the simulation cell lengths and angles free to evolve. Both force fields performed relatively poorly, not being able to simultaneously reproduce all of the crystal structures within a 5% deviation level. The parameter sets were then systematically optimized using sensitivity analysis, and a revised AMBER95 set was found to reproduce the crystal structures with less than 5% deviation from experiment. The stability of the various crystalline forms for each of the parameter sets (original and revised) was then assessed in extended MD simulations at 298 K and 1 bar covering 1 ns simulation time. The AMBER95 parameter sets (original and revised) were found to be effective in reproducing the crystal structures in these more stringent tests. Remarkably, the performance of the original AMBER95 parameter set was found to be slightly better than that of the revised set in these simulations at 298 K. The results of this study suggest that, whenever feasible, one should include molecular simulations at elevated temperatures when optimizing parameters. / Dutch Top Institute Pharma

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-132). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (D.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1994.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 1997. / Typescript. Vita. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-132). Also available on the Internet.

Thesis (D.P.H.)--University of Michigan, 1994.

Submitted by Maria Medeiros (maria.dilva1@ufcg.edu.br) on 2018-10-17T13:56:42Z No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSÉ MARIANO DA SILVA NETO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEQ) 2018.pdf: 2684747 bytes, checksum: fe802948822a1a5d8659189a540f5fba (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-10-17T13:56:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JOSÉ MARIANO DA SILVA NETO - DISSERTAÇÃO (PPGEQ) 2018.pdf: 2684747 bytes, checksum: fe802948822a1a5d8659189a540f5fba (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-09 / Materiais lignocelulósicos representam uma importante matéria-prima para a produção de biocombustíveis e outros insumos químicos para comódites. Esses materiais quando derivados em celulose, hemicelulose e lignina geram matérias primas e subprodutos com valor agregado maior, a exemplo de acetato de celulose oriundo da celulose. No geral a cana-de-açúcar é a fonte de material lignocelulósico mais usada para obtenção desses derivados e frações. No entanto, alternativo a cana-de-açúcar, o sorgo sacarino tem recebido destaque pelo seu potencial lignocelulósico e por apresentar vantagens tanto do ponto de vista fotossintético como em velocidade de maturação e adaptação na região semiárida. Assim, o presente trabalho teve como principal objetivo o isolamento da celulose e hemicelulose do bagaço do sorgo sacarino e obtenção do acetato de celulose. Inicialmente, foi realizada a caracterização lignocelulósica do bagaço do sorgo sacarino para determinar os teores de celulose, hemicelulose e lignina, e em seguida foi realizado um pré-tratamento com peróxido de hidrogênio alcalino, visando estudar o efeito da temperatura, concentração de peróxido de hidrogênio e tempo reacional para solubilizar a lignina. A deslignificação gerou um resíduo sólido majoritariamente composto de celulose e um líquido majoritariamente composto de hemicelulose e lignina. A separação do resíduo sólido do líquido foi realizada por filtração, o filtrado submetido à adição de álcool etílico e precipitado em hemicelulose. A caracterização do bagaço in natura e pré-tratado, a celulose, hemicelulose e o acetato de celulose foi realizada através da espectroscopia de infravermelho (FTIR), difração de raios -X (DRX) e análises termogravimétricas (TG/DTG/DSC) e determinação do grau de substituição (GS) por via química para o acetato de celulose, visando a confirmação da acetilação. Por meio de análise estatística dos dados experimentais observou-se que as condições de pré-tratamento que geraram a maior solubilização da lignina (61,98%) e maior rendimento na extração da celulose (39,5%) foi na temperatura de 60°C, concentração de peróxido de 6% e tempo reacional de 4 horas bem como, a condição em que se obteve o maior rendimento para a hemicelulose (7,04%) foi na mesma temperatura e concentração de peróxido de hidrogênio, porém, no tempo reacional de 6h. A celulose obtida na melhor condição de pré-tratamento foi submetida a reação de acetilação homogênea para sintetizar o composto acetato de celulose em que as variáveis estudadas de síntese foram temperatura e tempo reacional de acetilação. O acetato de celulose foi obtido com um grau de substituição de 3,66 a uma temperatura de 25°C e tempo reacional de 24h. Os espectros de FTIR indicaram bandas características idênticas de materiais lignocelulósicos, o que demonstrou a eficiência do pré-tratamento com peróxido de hidrogênio alcalino. Através das análises de DRX observou-se a presença de picos característicos de materiais lignocelulósicos, a presença de regiões parcialmente cristalinas da celulose e amorfas para a hemicelulose. Quanto às análises termogravimétricas de TG e DTG foi possível concluir que os materiais isolados, celulose e hemicelulose, demonstraram perdas de massa semelhantes e que puderam também ser confirmados através das curvas de DSC. / Lignocellulosic materials represent an important raw material for biofuels production and other chemical inputs for comodites. These materials when derived in cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin generate raw materials and by-products with higher added value, such as cellulose acetate derived from cellulose and xylose obtained from hemicellulose. In general sugarcane is the source of lignocellulosic material most used to obtain these derivatives and fractions. However, alternative to sugarcane, saccharine sorghum has been highlighted by its lignocellulosic potential and because it presents advantages from the viewpoint of photosynthesis and maturation speed and adaptation in the semi-arid region. Thus, the main objective of the present work was the isolation of cellulose and hemicellulose from saccharin sorghum bagasse and the production of cellulose acetate. Firstly, the lignocellulosic characterization of saccharin sorghum bagasse was carried out to determine the cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin contents, followed by a pretreatment with alkaline hydrogen peroxide, aiming to study the effect of temperature, peroxide concentration of hydrogen and reaction time to solubilize the lignin. The delignification generated a solid residue mostly composed of cellulose and a liquid mostly composed of hemicellulose and lignin. Separation of the solid residue from the liquid was carried out by filtration, the filtrate submitted to the addition of ethyl alcohol and precipitated into hemicellulose. The bagasse in natura and pre-treated, cellulose and hemicellulose extract and cellulose acetate were characterized by infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and thermogravimetric analysis (TG / DTG / DSC). By means of statistical analysis of the experimental data, it was observed that the pretreatment conditions that generated the highest solubilization of lignin (61.98%) and higher yield in the cellulose extraction (39.5%) were at the temperature of 60 ° C, peroxide concentration of 6% and reaction time of 4 hours, as well as the condition in which the highest yield for hemicellulose (7.04%) was obtained at the same temperature and concentration of hydrogen peroxide, however, the reaction time was 6h. The cellulose obtained in the best pre-treatment condition was submitted to a homogeneous acetylation reaction to synthesize the cellulose acetate compound in which the studied variables of synthesis were temperature and reaction time of acetylation. Cellulose acetate was obtained with a substitution degree of 3.66 at a temperature of 25 °C and reaction time of 24h. The FTIR spectra indicated the efficiency characteristics of identical lignocellulosic materials, which demonstrated the pretreatment efficiency with alkaline hydrogen peroxide. Through the XRD analyzes the presence of characteristic peaks of lignocellulosic materials, the presence of partially crystalline cellulose regions and amorphous to hemicellulose were observed. Regarding the thermo gravimetric analyzes of TG and DTG, it was possible to conclude that the isolated materials, cellulose and hemicellulose, showed similar mass losses and that could also be confirmed through the DSC curves.