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Title: Comparison of pretreatment methods on the enzymatic Saccharification of aspen wood

Journal Article · · Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology
OSTI ID:588685
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  1. Michigan State Univ., East Lansing, MI (United States)

Five different chemical pretreatments, using dilute sulfuric acid, sodium hydroxide, hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide, peroxy-monosulfate, and acetic acid, were applied to aspen thermomechanical fibers. The pretreated fibers were submitted to enzymatic hydrolysis and the liberated glucose was monitored. High glucose concentrations were observed for the peroxymonosulfate and the acetic acid pretreated samples. Glucose concentrations greater than 25 g/L were obtained in these cases. This corresponds to conversions on the order of 90% of the retreated substrate glucose content. 18 refs., 1 fig., 4 tabs.

OSTI ID:
588685
Journal Information:
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 61, Issue 3; Other Information: PBD: Dec 1996
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English