The role of prehydrolysis in refining lignocellulosic biomass

Koukios, EG; Sidiras, DK

dc.contributor.author	Koukios, EG	en
dc.contributor.author	Sidiras, DK	en
dc.date.accessioned	2014-03-01T01:44:12Z
dc.date.available	2014-03-01T01:44:12Z
dc.date.issued	1995	en
dc.identifier.issn	0576-9787	en
dc.identifier.uri	https://dspace.lib.ntua.gr/xmlui/handle/123456789/24288
dc.subject.classification	Materials Science, Paper & Wood	en
dc.subject.other	ACID-HYDROLYSIS	en
dc.subject.other	HARDWOODS	en
dc.subject.other	STRAW	en
dc.title	The role of prehydrolysis in refining lignocellulosic biomass	en
heal.type	journalArticle	en
heal.language	English	en
heal.publicationDate	1995	en
heal.abstract	The paper investigates the effects of mild acidic treatment, i.e. prehydrolysis, on the main components of lignocellulosic materials, and based on that, discusses the potential role of prehydrolysis for biomass refining, defined as the systematic fractionation of its main components to a number of high-value intermediates, which could be used by various downstream industries, like oil refinery products. Prehydrolysis was shown to very effectively fractionate hemicelluloses, since more than 90% of this component can be easily saccharified, mostly in monosaccharide form. Under the optimal conditions for hemicellulose fractionation, both cellulose and lignin undergo significant depolymerization; a limited part of their depolymerized oligomers is soluble in the prehydrolysate, whereas considerably more could become solubilized ill subsequent treatment steps, e.g., in alkaline conditions - for cellulose - or by extraction with organic solvents - for lignin. All major aspects of prehydrolysis can he adequately described by a relatively simple reaction engineering model, based on tile concept of ''reaction factor'' which permits to optimize the incorporation of a prehydrolytic stage in a biomass refinery.	en
heal.publisher	EDITURA ACADEMIEI ROMANE	en
heal.journalName	CELLULOSE CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY	en
dc.identifier.isi	ISI:A1995UU18100006	en
dc.identifier.volume	29	en
dc.identifier.issue	4	en
dc.identifier.spage	435	en
dc.identifier.epage	450	en