ACID HYDROLYSIS OF HEMICELLULOSE FROM SUGARCANE BAGASSE

Hydrolysis of the hemicellulosic fraction of sugarcane bagasse by sulphuric acid was performed in laboratory (25 mL) and semi-pilot (25 L) reactors under different conditions of temperature, time and acid concentration. On the laboratory scale, the three highest recovery yields were obtained at: 140...

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Main Authors: A. PESSOA JR., I.M. MANCILHA, S. SATO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Brazilian Society of Chemical Engineering 1997-09-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Chemical Engineering
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-66321997000300013