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Table 4 Overall yield of fermentable sugars, glucose and mannose, for different process configurations in the two-step dilute acid hydrolysis process followed by enzymatic hydrolysis, expressed as % of the theoretical available in the raw material

From: The influence of solid/liquid separation techniques on the sugar yield in two-step dilute acid hydrolysis of softwood followed by enzymatic hydrolysis

Pretreatment1

Pressed + W

Filtered + W

Pressed - W

Filtered - W

Yield

(Glucose + Mannose)

86.0

84.0

93.0

77.5

  1. 1 Experimental designs: with washing (+W) and without washing (-W)