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INDUSTRIAL CROPS AND PRODUCTS
Volume 44, Issue -, Pages 220-226Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.indcrop.2012.10.029
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RSM optimization; Pretreatment; Poplar biomass; SEM; FTIR
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In the present investigation, statistical experimental design was used to optimize pretreatment parameters such as alkali concentration, solid to liquid ratio, temperature, and time period of treatment to achieve the highest saccharification yield using poplar biomass. A maximum saccharification rate of 41.5% was obtained after optimization of the pretreatment condition. The optimal alkali treatment conditions for poplar wood were found to be 2.8% NaOH with ratio of 1:8 at 94 degrees C for 60 min. The results of a confirmation experiment under the optimum conditions agreed well with model predictions. The physicochemical changes in substrate after alkali treatment were evaluated by Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopic analysis and scanning electron microscopy. Fourier transmission infrared spectroscopic results showed that alkali treatment removed large fractions of lignin. Scanning electron micrograph revealed the pores and cracks developed during pretreatment. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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