Functional relationship of furfural yields and the hemicellulose-derived sugars in the hydrolysates from corncob by microwave-assisted hydrothermal pretreatment

Table 5 Comparison of the hydrolysates and the pure xylose solution

Entries	Samples	Xylose concentration (%)	Furfural yield^a (%)
1	Hydrolysates^b	1.00	76.09
2	Pure xylose solution^c	1.00	72.42
3	Pure xylose solution^c	2.29	51.13
4	Hydrolysates^b	2.00	44.75
5	Hydrolysates^b	5.00	26.06

^aFurfural yield: based on the total xylose content of monomeric and xylooligosaccharides in the hydrolysates
^bReaction conditions: hydrolysates (3 mL, pretreated temperature: 160 °C, pretreated time: 90 min, saturated with NaCl), Sn-MMT (0.1 g), DMSO (1 mL), SBP (4 mL), 190 °C, 10 min
^cReaction conditions: 3 mL saturated NaCl solution, Sn-MMT (0.1 g), DMSO (1 mL), SBP (4 mL), 190 °C, 10 min

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