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Normal distillation
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Distillation with 10% (w/w DM) NaOH
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Before
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After
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Before
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After
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Sample mass for distillation (g)
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4000
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4962
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4076
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4828
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Ethanol content in the sample (g/100 g WMa)
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6.01
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0.02
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5.69
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0.02
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Ethanol in sample (g)
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240.6
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0.9
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231.9
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0.9
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Recovered ethanolb (g)
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239.0
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230.8
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Ethanol recovery (%)
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99.5
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99.5
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- aWM represents the wet mass of sweet sorghum bagasse; bThe mass of recovered ethanol is calculated by the concentration (g/mL) of the distillate multiplied by the volume (mL) of the distillate. DM, dry mass.
