INTEGRATION OF KRAFT PULPING ON A FOREST BIOREFINERY BY THE ADDITION OF A STEAM EXPLOSION PRETREATMENT

Steam explosion has been proposed for a wide range of lignocellulosic applications, including fractionation of biomass, pre-treatment of biomass for ethanol production, or as an alternative to conventional mechanical pulping. Nevertheless, a steam explosion process could also be used as pretreatment...

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Main Authors: Raquel Martin-Sampedro, Maria E. Eugenio, Esteban Revilla, Juan A. Martin, J. Carlos Villar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: North Carolina State University 2011-02-01
Series:BioResources
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Online Access:http://www.ncsu.edu/bioresources/BioRes_06/BioRes_06_1_0513_MartinS_ERMV_Integr_Kraft_Pulping_Biorefin_Steam_Exp_1374.pdf