Fig. 2

Comparison of predicted initial glucose yields to dataset DS1 taken from literature for native and acid-pretreated (1% acid) mixed hardwood at increasing degree of severity [29]. Predictions from both models—accounting for finite (triangle) or infinite (circle) enzyme loadings—are reported using fitted parameters unchanged from the infinite enzyme fit (\({M}_{p}\) = 360, τ = 2). Also shown are the early glucose yield predictions considering finite enzyme with refitted parameter (\({M}_{p}\) = 755, \(\tau=2\)) obtained by least-square fittings over the whole range of substrates (square). Enzyme loadings in terms of enzyme:initial binding site molar ratio are shown for each substrate and correspond to an experimental enzyme:substrate mass ratio of 92.5 mg cellulase/g