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Stalk Inhomogeneity and Steam Explosion Integrated Fractional Refining Technology System

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This chapter presents several integrated refining and fractionation technologies for multiple products platform based on the understanding of the heterogeneous property of corn stalk. This heterogeneous property was found at the levels of tissue, cell, and chemical composition. This property can be advantageous when proper fractionation technologies are adopted to produce different products. Based on low pressure steam explosion technology, steam explosion integrated mechanical carding, steam explosion integrated super grinding and steam explosion integrated washing and alkali extraction are designed to realize stalk fractionation at different levels. Industry implementation of these technologies was also presented.

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Acknowledgments

Financial support to this study is provided by the National Basic Research Program of China (973 Project, No. 2011CB707401), the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program, SS2012AA022502), the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Program of China (No. 2011BAD22B02).

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Chen, H., Zhao, J. (2013). Stalk Inhomogeneity and Steam Explosion Integrated Fractional Refining Technology System. In: Fang, Z. (eds) Pretreatment Techniques for Biofuels and Biorefineries. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-32735-3_4

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