Combined Ball Milling and Ethanol Organosolv Pretreatment to Improve the Enzymatic Digestibility of Three Types of Herbaceous Biomass

A combined ball milling and ethanol organosolv process is proposed for the pretreatment of three types of herbaceous biomass, giant miscanthus, corn stover, and wheat straw. The combined pretreatment was effective at both removing lignin and increasing the glucan content. After 120 min pretreatment,...

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Main Authors: Seong Ju Kim, Byung Hwan Um, Dong Joong Im, Jin Hyung Lee, Kyeong Keun Oh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/11/9/2457