Upgrading steam pretreatment by converting water-soluble carbohydrates into lactic acid prior to pretreatment
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DOI: 10.1007/s13399-020-01183-1
Abstract: Steam pretreatment is an effective approach to open up the intact lignocellulosic matrix for biofuels and animal feed production. However, crop residues especially corn stover contain certain amounts of water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC), which are easily… read more here.
Keywords: steam pretreatment; pretreatment; soluble carbohydrates; lactic acid ... See more keywords
Improvement in the surface properties of activated carbon via steam pretreatment for high performance supercapacitors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2017.01.238
Abstract: Abstract Highly controlled steam pretreatment was employed to improve the surface properties of activated carbon (AC) which was extensively applied as electrode materials for electrical double layer capacitor (EDLC). The steam pretreatment at 700 °C followed… read more here.
Keywords: surface properties; steam pretreatment; properties activated; steam ... See more keywords
The use of steam pretreatment to enhance pellet durability and the enzyme-mediated hydrolysis of pellets to fermentable sugars.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2022.126731
Abstract: Although densified wood pellets are an attractive biomass feedstock for bioenergy and biofuels production, partly due to their ease of transport, their friability and hygroscopic nature (attraction of moisture) have proven problematic in terms of… read more here.
Keywords: mediated hydrolysis; biomass; pellet durability; steam pretreatment ... See more keywords