Table 4 Raw material composition of SPWS and recovery factors used in Aspen Plus
Raw material composition SPWS | Recovery factors used in Aspen Plus | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Solid fraction (WIS) (%) | Liquid fraction (%) | |||
Total solids (%) | 17.0 | |||
WIS content (%) | 12.0 | |||
Solid fraction (% of WIS) | ||||
Glucan | 59.5 | Glucan | 85.3 | 6.6 |
Xylan | 4.4 | Xylan | 1.0 | 59.1 |
Arabinan | 0.6 | Arabinan | 10.3 | 84.6 |
Lignin | 24.9 | Acetate | 10.0 | 90.0 |
Ash | 5.8 | Lignin | 97.5 | 2.5 |
Liquid fraction (g/L) | ||||
Sugarsa | ||||
Glucose | 7.0 | Ash | 80.0 | 20.0 |
Xylose | 40.4 | Extractives | 0.0 | 100.0 |
Arabinose | 4.7 | |||
By-products | ||||
Furfural | 3.3 | |||
HMF | 0.3 | |||
Acetic acid | 3.9 | |||