Microwave assisted acid and alkali pretreatment of <i>Miscanthus </i>biomas<i>s </i>for biorefineries

Microwave assisted acid and alkali pretreatment of <i>Miscanthus </i>biomas<i>s </i>for biorefineries

<i>Miscanthus</i> is a major bioenergy crop in Europe and a potential feedstock for second generation biofuels. Thermochemical pretreatment is a significant step in the process of converting lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugars. In this work, microwave energy was applied to fa...

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Main Authors: Zongyuan Zhu, Rachael Simister, Susannah Bird, Simon J. McQueen-Mason, Leonardo D. Gomez, Duncan J. Macquarrie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: AIMS Press 2015-10-01
Series:AIMS Bioengineering
Subjects:
microwave pretreatment
temperature dependence
<i>Miscanthus</i>
NaOH
H<sub>2</sub>SO<sub>4</sub>
digestibility
levulinic acid
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