Table 1 Glucose concentration at 24 and 48 h and initial apparent rates of glucose production during enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulosic substrates
Substrate | Pretreatment severity (CSF) | Glucose concentration (g/L)a | Initial apparent rate (mg/L/min) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
24 h | 48 h | |||
Miscanthus × giganteus | Untreated | 1.66 ± 0.06 | 1.82 ± 0.09 | 10.8 ± 1.4 |
2.0 | 7.79 ± 0.51 | 8.42 ± 0.18 | 46.7 ± 3.3 | |
2.6 | 10.78 ± 0.57 | 10.48 ± 0.38 | 68.7 ± 4.4 | |
2.7 | 10.67 ± 0.62 | 10.67 ± 0.47 | 71.2 ± 3.4 | |
2.8 | 10.16 ± 0.18 | 10.11 ± 0.30 | 70.8 ± 3.3 | |
Poplar | Untreated | 0.62 ± 0.07 | 0.71 ± 0.13 | 20.1 ± 1.9 |
2.0 | 5.68 ± 0.30 | 7.87 ± 0.66 | 42.5 ± 5.2 | |
2.6 | 9.64 ± 0.35 | 9.87 ± 0.23 | 56.6 ± 3.1 | |
2.8 | 9.73 ± 0.25 | 10.15 ± 0.51 | 58.1 ± 7.5 | |
Wheat straw | Untreated | 4.10 ± 0.08 | 4.41 ± 0.06 | 41.9 ± 5.0 |
2.0 | 8.40 ± 0.10 | 9.06 ± 0.02 | 82.2 ± 8.9 | |
2.6 | 10.23 ± 0.09 | 10.46 ± 0.02 | 91.7 ± 11.4 | |
2.7 | 10.37 ± 0.06 | 10.31 ± 0.10 | 67.1 ± 6.7 | |
2.8 | 10.20 ± 0.04 | 10.36 ± 0.25 | 68.1 ± 1.9 | |