Cellulosic biomass pretreatment and sugar yields as a function of biomass particle size.

Three lignocellulosic pretreatment techniques (ammonia fiber expansion, dilute acid and ionic liquid) are compared with respect to saccharification efficiency, particle size and biomass composition. In particular, the effects of switchgrass particle size (32-200) on each pretreatment regime are exam...

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Main Authors: Michael J Dougherty, Huu M Tran, Vitalie Stavila, Bernhard Knierim, Anthe George, Manfred Auer, Paul D Adams, Masood Z Hadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4074075?pdf=render