Kinetics of acid hydrolysis of corn stover

A small-scale steam-injection plug-flow reactor was developed and employed to obtain kinetic parameters under experimental conditions of potential commercial interest. Using dilute H 2SO 4 as a catalyst, glucose yields are maximized at short residence times (e.g. 6 sec) and high temperatures (e.g. 2...

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Published in:Solar energy 1982, Vol.28 (1), p.55-63
Main Authors: McParland, J.J., Grethlein, H.E., Converse, A.O.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
bioenergy
energy resources
natural resources
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Summary:A small-scale steam-injection plug-flow reactor was developed and employed to obtain kinetic parameters under experimental conditions of potential commercial interest. Using dilute H 2SO 4 as a catalyst, glucose yields are maximized at short residence times (e.g. 6 sec) and high temperatures (e.g. 240°C). At such short residence times, glucose decomposition reactions become important and the glucose kinetic parameters were, therefore, determined in a separate study. In this study, these values were imposed in the determination of the kinetic parameters used to represent the hydrolysis of the glucan in corn stover.
ISSN:0038-092X
1471-1257
DOI:10.1016/0038-092X(82)90224-9