Table 1 Chemical inputs used for pretreatment of 500 mg biomass at different solids concentrations
Insoluble solids concentration (w/v) | Liquid volume (mL) | Cu catalyst | H2O2loading on biomass (mg/g) | NaOH loading on biomass (mg/g) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|  |  | loading on biomass (μmol/g)a |  |  |
10% | 5.00 | 20 | 100 | 108 |
20% | 2.50 | 10 | 100 | 108 |
30% | 1.67 | 6.67 | 100 | 108 |
40% | 1.25 | 5 | 100 | 108 |
50% | 1.00 | 4 | 100 | 108 |