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Dilute Sulphuric Acid and Ethanol Organosolv Pretreatment of Miscanthus x Giganteus

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: Three processes for the pretreatment of Miscanthus x Giganteus were compared, namely, dilute sulphuric acid treatment, an ethanol organosolv treatment and a two-step protocol involving a presoaking step prior to the ethanol organosolv treatment. The pretreatment assays were evaluated and compared on the basis of their Combined Severity factors. It was shown that the organosolv processes permitted an efficient removal of both lignin and hemicelluloses from the solid residue. A presoaking step prior to an organosolv process performed at low severity permitted to enhance the removal of lignin and hemicelluloses and the recovery of hemicellulose sugars.

Source: HAL

Authors: Nicolas Brosse, Roland El Hage, Poulomi Sannigrahi, Arthur J. Ragauskas

Institutions: Laboratoire d'Etudes et de Recherche sur le Matériau Bois, Georgia Institute of Technology

Language: French

Topic: Biofuel production and bioconversion

Subfield: Biomedical Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDG: Responsible consumption and production

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2468618925

FWCI: 3.177

Cites: 1

Cited by: 57

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