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An optimal temperature policy of percolation process as applied to dilute-acid hydrolysis of biphasic hemicellulose

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Abbreviations

A:

hemicellulose

A i :

frequency factor for rate constantk i, min−1

B:

xylose and soluble xylose oligomer

C:

decomposed product

CA, CAF, CAS, CAo, CAFo, CASo :

concentration of xylan as a xylose

CB, CBF, CBS :

concentration of xylose

CHo :

(total xylan as a xylose)/(total liquid volume)

CP :

average product concentration, w/v%

dcw :

the density of crystalline wood, 1.54 g/mL

E i :

activation energy for rate constantk i

f:

τ1/τ1

HF, Hs :

the fraction of fast and slow hemicellulose

k i :

reaction rate constant, min−1

L :

reactor length, cm

N i :

acid concentration exponent

R :

universal gas constant

SB, SBF, SBS :

CB/CAo, CBF/CAFo, CBS/CASo

t:

time, min

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Auburn University, 36849, AL

    B. J. Kim & Y. Y. Lee

  2. National Renewable Energy Laboratory, 80401, Golden, CO

    R. Torget

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Kim, B.J., Lee, Y.Y. & Torget, R. An optimal temperature policy of percolation process as applied to dilute-acid hydrolysis of biphasic hemicellulose. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 39, 119–129 (1993). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02918982

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