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Table 1 Composition of pretreated samples and percentage of glucan released

From: Effect of mechanical disruption on the effectiveness of three reactors used for dilute acid pretreatment of corn stover Part 2: morphological and structural substrate analysis

Reactor

Composition of pretreated (2% H2SO4, 160°C, 5 min) samples

Glucan released (%)

 

Glucan (%)

Xylan (%)

Lignin (%)

 

ZC

54.0

8.8

24.2

68.7

SG

60.2

4.8

25.0

88.0

HS

57.4

3.2

24.8

95.2

  1. HS, horizontal screw; SG, steam gun; ZC, ZipperClave®.