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CHEMICAL ENGINEERING AND PROCESSING-PROCESS INTENSIFICATION
Volume 71, Issue -, Pages 37-42Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA
DOI: 10.1016/j.cep.2013.01.004
Keywords
Microwave; Biomass; Hydrothermal; Glucose
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- project sponsor Science City York
- European Regional Development Fund Programme in Yorkshire the Humber
- European Union
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The conversion of cellulose and cellulosic waste to fermentable sugars has been successfully demonstrated. Using a novel microwave intensified hydrothermal depolymerisation of cellulosic materials in liquid hot water, at pressures below 300 psi, conversions of up to 40% of fermentable sugars were obtained with limited by-product formation. A high selectivity for glucose over other sugars has been observed. Temperature is the crucial parameter as limited conversion is observed below 180 degrees C and optimum conversion is attained around 220 degrees C. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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