Figure 2

Schematic diagram of the dry pretreatment reactors with and without helical agitation mechanism. (a) Reactor equipped with helical ribbon impeller with the inner volume of 20 L; (b) Reactor without agitation apparatus with the inner volume of 10 L. 1, product outlet; 2, steam inlet; 3, pretreatment vessel; 4, thermocouple; 5, cap of the reactor; 6, pressure gauge; 7, inert air outlet; 8, anchor stirrer; 9, helical ribbon stirrer; 10, electric motor for driving the helical ribbon impeller.