Effect of extruder parameters and moisture content of corn stover and big bluestem on sugar recovery from enzymatic hydrolysis

Biological Engineering

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 91-113

  Karunanithy, C ^a   Muthukumarappan, K ^a  

^a South Dakota State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Biomass; Compression ratio; Extrusion; Pretreatment; Screw speed; Temperature

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; COMPRESSION RATIO (MACHINERY); EXTRUDERS; EXTRUSION; MOISTURE; MOISTURE DETERMINATION; RECOVERY; SCREWS; SPEED; SUGARS; TEMPERATURE;

BARREL TEMPERATURE; BIOMASS PRE TREATMENTS; CONTINUOUS PRETREATMENT; CONVENTIONAL METHODS; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT CONDITIONS; SCREW SPEED;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

ANDROPOGON GERARDII; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 78651528285     PISSN: 19342799     EISSN: 19342837     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.13031/2013.32720     Document Type: Article

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