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Table 2 Conditions and constants of four organic acids during the acidolysis

From: Comparison of various organic acids for xylo-oligosaccharide productions in terms of pKa values and combined severity

Temperature (℃)/time (min)

Acid type

pHa

CS

130/20

Formic acid

1.63

0.55

Glycolic acid

1.64

0.54

Lactic acid

1.82

0.36

Acetic acid

2.12

0.06

130/45

Formic acid

1.51

1.03

Glycolic acid

1.56

0.98

Lactic acid

1.75

0.79

Acetic acid

2.04

0.5

130/75

Formic acid

1.36

1.4

Glycolic acid

1.41

1.35

Lactic acid

1.54

1.22

Acetic acid

1.89

0.87

150/20

Formic acid

1.45

0.38

Glycolic acid

1.51

0.32

Lactic acid

1.70

0.13

Acetic acid

1.98

− 0.15

150/45

Formic acid

1.32

0.86

Glycolic acid

1.42

0.76

Lactic acid

1.58

0.6

Acetic acid

1.87

0.31

150/75

Formic acid

1.12

1.29

Glycolic acid

1.24

1.17

Lactic acid

1.31

1.1

Acetic acid

1.61

0.8

170/20

Formic acid

1.26

0.72

Glycolic acid

1.35

0.63

Lactic acid

1.58

0.4

Acetic acid

1.73

0.25

170/45

Formic acid

1.12

1.20

Glycolic acid

1.24

1.08

Lactic acid

1.40

0.92

Acetic acid

1.61

0.71

170/75

Formic acid

0.98

1.57

Glycolic acid

1.11

1.44

Lactic acid

1.17

1.38

Acetic acid

1.45

1.10