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Table 3 Adsorption of dyes and cellulose conversion of substrates

From: Effect of mechanical disruption on the effectiveness of three reactors used for dilute acid pretreatment of corn stover Part 1: chemical and physical substrate analysis

Sample

Maximum adsorbed orange dye, mg/g substrate

Maximum adsorbed blue dye, mg/g substrate

Orange/blue ratio

Cellulose conversion at 96 h, %

Untreated

26.4

16.8

1.57

21.5

ZipperClave®

49.3

19.6

2.51

67.8

Steam gun

61.7

20.5

3.01

88.0

Horizontal screw

69.4

20.9

3.32

95.2