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Table 3 Glucose and xylose yields after acidolysis of biomass in [C 4 mim]Cl using different solids loadings a

From: Production and extraction of sugars from switchgrass hydrolyzed in ionic liquids

Run No.

Solid loadingb(w/w)

Solid residue (wt%)

Glucose yield (%)

Xylose yield (%)

Final [Glc] (g/L)

Final [Xyl] (g/L )

7

5

10.2

83.3 ± 1.9

52.1 ± 1.2

8.0 ± 0.2

3.4 ± 0.1

8

7.5

9.7

55.5 ± 3.0

34.1 ± 2.0

8.3 ± 0.4

3.5 ± 0.2

9

10

9.4

54.4 ± 1.6

32.9 ± 2.8

10.2 ± 0.3

6.7 ± 0.4

10

15

8.0

56.2 ± 3.1

36.7 ± 1.9

15.5 ± 0.8

6.9 ± 0.4

  1. a water was pumped into the system 15 min after pretreatment.
  2. b solid loading is the ratio of the mass of SG to mass of IL.