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

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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