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Table 3 Comparison on ethanol yield from different biomass

From: Pretreatment on Miscanthus lutarioriparious by liquid hot water for efficient ethanol production

Biomass

Pretreatment

Ethanol yield (g/g raw biomass)

References

Corn straw

LHW, Lime, Wet oxidation, Steam explosion

0.02-0.10

[11, 15, 16, 30]

Wheat straw

LHW, Steam explosion, Dilute acid

0.06-0.20

[9, 12, 31]

Rice straw

Dilute acid, Microwave with/without Alkali, Ammonia soaking

0.11

[10, 20, 21, 28]

Sweet sorghum

Dilute ammonia, AFEX, Steam explosion

0.19

[13, 17, 22]

Switchgrass

Sodium hydroxide, AFEX, Hydrothermolysis

0.12-0.14

[18, 19, 23, 32]

Sugarcane bagasse

Phosphoric acid pretreatment

0.25-0.27

[49]

Lodgepole pine

SPORL pretreatment

0.22

[26]

Aspen

Steam explosion, Dilute acid, Delignification

0.10

[14, 24, 27]

Birch

Alkaline

0.11

[25]

Spruce

Alkaline

0.08

[25]

Miscanthus

AFEX, Ethanol organosol, Microwave, Dilute acid pre-soaking, Ozone

0.10-0.11

[3, 6, 7, 29, 50]

Miscanthus

LHW

0.15

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