From: Effect of mechanical disruption on the effectiveness of three reactors used for dilute acid pretreatment of corn stover Part 2: morphological and structural substrate analysis
Reactor
Composition of pretreated (2% H2SO4, 160°C, 5 min) samples
Glucan released (%)
Glucan (%)
Xylan (%)
Lignin (%)
ZC
54.0
8.8
24.2
68.7
SG
60.2
4.8
25.0
88.0
HS
57.4
3.2
24.8
95.2