Optimization of reverse-flow, two-temperature, dilute-acid pretreatment to enhance biomass conversion to ethanol

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part A Enzyme Engineering and Biotechnology

Volumn 57-58, Issue , 1996, Pages 85-101

  Torget, Robert ^a   Hatzis, Christos ^a   Hayward, Tammy Kay ^a   Hsu, Teh A N ^a   Philippidis, George P ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Counterconcurrent pretreatment; Dilute acid pretreatment; Ethanol; Percolation reactor; Xylan kinetics

Indexed keywords

EID: 26844574853     PISSN: 02732289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02941691     Document Type: Article

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