T. Sakaki et al., REACTION MODEL OF CELLULOSE DECOMPOSITION IN NEAR-CRITICAL WATER AND FERMENTATION OF PRODUCTS, Bioresource technology, 58(2), 1996, pp. 197-202
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13
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Energy & Fuels","Biothechnology & Applied Migrobiology",Agriculture
The properties of the products obtained in the cellulose decomposition
process conducted in near-critical water were analyzed using HPLC, CP
C and IR. The properties of the products changed with the progress of
the reaction and a reaction model consisting of the formation process
of water solubles (WS) and the subsequent second decomposition process
was proposed. The WS formation process is a saccharification process
where hydrolysis preferentially progresses. The second decomposition p
rocess is a carbonization process of WS, where the elimination of func
tional groups leads to the formation of gaseous products and insolubil
ization of WS. The hydrolyzate solution obtained in the saccharificati
on process could be used as a feedstock of ethanol fermentation and th
e fermentation rate of the solution was improved by removing furfurals
with an active carbon treatment. Copyright (C) 1997 Elsevier Science
Ltd.