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Long and Short-Term Lime Pretreatment of Poplar Wood. Selectivity Based Comparisons

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Hall 1 (Salt Palace Convention Center)
Rocio Sierra1, Mark T. Holtzapple2, David R. Rojas1 and Pedro F. Huertas1, (1)Chemical Engineering, Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia, (2)Chemical Engineering Depart., Texas A&M University, College Station, TX

Kinetic models for three different modes of oxidative lime pretreatment of poplar wood: constant pressure (CP), variable pressure (VP) and atmospheric pressure were used to obtain optimal combinations of these pretreatment modes that led to the highest possible selectivity.

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See more of this Session: Poster Session: Sustainability and Sustainable Biorefineries
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