Table 3

Example of sugar solubilization (yield is g per 100 g unless otherwise stated) with raw material, liquid fraction of the slurry after pretreatment, and liquid fraction after EH (hydrolysate) with a combined severity factor of 3.17 (corresponding to 1% H2SO4 for 7 min at 202°C).

Raw material

Slurry

Hydrolysate


Glucose

50.1

14.2

28.8

Galactose

3.2

1.4

1.6

Mannose

13.1

6.2

6.4

Cellubiose

1

1.0

1.0

Xylose

5.8

2.6

2.8

Arabinose

1.3

0.9

N/A


Overall yield hexoses

66.3

21.8

36.7

Yield hexoses (g/g total C6), %

-

33

55


Liquid

100

28

394

Solids (WIS)

-

52

41


Total solids, %

41.7 (37.72)

19.4 (12.73)

-


1Cellubiose is accounted for in glucose fraction.

2After impregnation with H2SO4,

3WIS.

4Small error with sugar balance due to sampling issue with greatly diluted specimen.

Bösch et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2010 3:15   doi:10.1186/1754-6834-3-15

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