Modeling and optimization of the dilute-sulfuric-acid pretreatment of corn stover, poplar and switchgrass

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 2-3, 1997, Pages 129-136

  Esteghlalian, Alireza ^a   Hashimoto, Andrew G ^a   Fenske, John J ^a   Penner, Michael H ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acid hydrolysis; Corn stover; Dilute acid pretreatment; Lignocellulosic biomass; Poplar; Switchgrass

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; HYDROLYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; OPTIMIZATION; PLANTS (BOTANY); REACTION KINETICS; SULFURIC ACID;

ACID HYDROLYSIS; CORN STOVER; DILUTE ACID PRETREATMENT; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; POPLAR; SWITCHGRASS;

BIOTECHNOLOGY;

ALCOHOL; CELLULOSE; FUEL; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; SULFURIC ACID; XYLAN; XYLOSE;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CORN; GRASS; HYDROLYSIS; KINETICS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

PANICUM VIRGATUM; POPULUS BEROLINENSIS; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 0031079965     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-8524(97)81606-9     Document Type: Article

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