Fundamentals of Biomass Pretreatment at High pH Chapter

abstract

• Alkaline pretreatment significantly increases the digestibility of lignocellulose. Pretreatment conditions (e.g., time, temperature, pressure, alkali concentration) vary widely depending on the selected feedstock and alkali. This chapter reviews the basic chemistry that occurs during alkaline pretreatment, which involves the main lignocellulose polymers (lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose). In addition, it describes important results obtained from widely applied alkaline pretreatments. 2013 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

authors

• Holtzapple, Mark

author list (cited authors)

• Ramirez, R. S., Holtzapple, M., & Piamonte, N.

citation count

• 18

complete list of authors

• Ramirez, Rocío Sierra||Holtzapple, Mark||Piamonte, Natalia

Book Title

• Aqueous Pretreatment of Plant Biomass for Biological and Chemical Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals

publication date

• April 2013

publisher

• Wiley  Publisher

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1002/9780470975831.ch8

International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 13

• 9780470972021

start page

• 145

end page

• 167