The invention provides a
xylitol production method by utilizing corn cobs or agro-
forestry waste, such as, stalks, as raw materials. The method includes the pretreatment of the raw materials, the diluted
acid treatment of the raw materials and the
solid-liquid separation, the ingredients of obtained
liquid phase are treated with decolorization,
filtration, deacidification and RO concentration, then a
yeast is utilized for
fermentation so as to obtain a
xylitol. A relatively pure
xylitol liquid is obtained after the
bacteria removal, the concentration and the
chromatographic separation of the
fermentation liquid, then a
solid finished product xylitol is obtained by decolorization, ash removal, concentration,
crystallization, separation and
drying, and a
crystal parent solution returns to the
chromatographic separation. In addition, the invention carries out the pulp conditioning of
solid phase components which are obtained by the solid-liquid separation after acidolysis, then the solid phase components are used for
ethanol fermentation after the enzymolysis; the
lignin residue which is obtained after the
filtration of the products of the enzymolysis can be taken as fuel or be used for the development of the deep-processed products of the
lignin. The xylitol production method of the invention can greatly reduce the cost of the industrial production of the xylitol and lead all the components of the raw materials to be utilized effectively.