Abstract:Briquetting of plant biomass with low bulk density is an advantage for handling, transport, and storage of the material, and heating of the biomass prior to the briquetting facilitates the densification process and improves the physical properties of the briquettes. This study investigates the effects of preheating prior to briquetting of wheat straw (WS) on subsequent hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic conversion to fermentable sugars. WS (11% moisture content) was densified to briquettes under different… Show more
“…12 Biomass densification is commonly applied to increase bulk density and facilitate biomass transportation. 13,14 Many studies have concluded that densification has different effects ( positive, neutral, and negative effects) on enzymatic saccharification of biomass. [15][16][17] As for positive effects, disruption of biomass structure caused by mechanical action (such as shearing, compressing, grinding, etc.…”
DLC pretreatment is a novel and efficient pretreatment method for lignocellulosic biomass, but its mechanism has not been illustrated yet. This study conducted a systematic investigation and found that the...
“…12 Biomass densification is commonly applied to increase bulk density and facilitate biomass transportation. 13,14 Many studies have concluded that densification has different effects ( positive, neutral, and negative effects) on enzymatic saccharification of biomass. [15][16][17] As for positive effects, disruption of biomass structure caused by mechanical action (such as shearing, compressing, grinding, etc.…”
DLC pretreatment is a novel and efficient pretreatment method for lignocellulosic biomass, but its mechanism has not been illustrated yet. This study conducted a systematic investigation and found that the...
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