Table 3 Concentrations of sugars, degradation products and WIS in the pretreated material
Catalyst | WIS in slurry | Content in WIS (% of dry weight) | Concentration in the liquid fraction (g/l) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(%) | Glucan | Xylan | Lignina | Glucoseb | Xyloseb | Acetic acid | HMF | Furfural | Formic acid | |
None | 8.9 | 53.9 | 4.1 | 27.9 | 3.7 | 8.8 | 5.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 2.7 |
0.2% H2SO4 | 9.7 | 55.9 | 2.8 | 26.9 | 4.5 | 18.3 | 5.9 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 0.8 |