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Porous kaolinite bead: A novel but economical solid support material for biomass in fluidised bed technology

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Porous kaolinite beads were prepared by mixing kaolinite with various proportions of rice hull ash (RHA) and heating in a furnace at 800 °C for five hours. Those with 10 to 60% (w/w) RHA were very porous and had good mechanical strength. The raw materials were inexpensive and their preparation relatively simple, therefore these porous kaolinite beads would be an excellent solid support matrix material for the utilization of biomass in biological fluidised bed (BFB) processes.

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  1. Wung-Wai Tso

    Present address: Department of Biochemistry, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T., Hong Kong

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  1. Guangdong Microbiological Research Institute, Guangshou, People's Republic of China

    Hao-Ran Jian, Xun Zhang, Xiou-He Lo, Shu-Ping Zhou & Xiao-Wei Cai

  2. Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, CB2 1QW, Cambridge, England

    Wung-Wai Tso

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Hao-Ran, J., Xun, Z., Xiou-He, L. et al. Porous kaolinite bead: A novel but economical solid support material for biomass in fluidised bed technology. Biotechnol Lett 5, 85–88 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00132164

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