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Table 2 Biomass parameters before and after acidic calcium bisulfite pretreatment

From: Saccharification of recalcitrant biomass and integration options for lignocellulosic sugars from Catchlight Energy’s sugar process (CLE Sugar)

Biomass and yields

Softwood un-debarked loblolly pine chips (21A: 165°C, 75 min)

Hardwood debarked maple chips (22A: 155°C, 75 min)

Switchgrass Alamo variety (25A: 155°C, 75 min)

Loaded biomass (kg, OD)

3.00

3.00

2.17

Yield (% wt)

74.89

69.25

81.61

Yielded biomass (kg, OD)

2.25

2.08

1.64

Prehydrolysate pH

1.15

1.41

1.56

Prehydrolysate (liter)

9.90

9.43

6.07

Prehydrolysate sugar titer (%)

2.62

3.69

2.30

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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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