Production of Glucose from Lignocellulosic under Extremely Low Acid and High Temperature in Batch Process, Auto-hydrolysis Approach

Abstract

In the present investigation production of glucose was achieved in batch reactors from hydrolysis of lignocellulose under extremely low acid (ELA) and high temperature condition by pretreating the sawdust by Auto-hydrolysis ab initio. The maximum glucose yield obtained was 70% for the pretreated sawdust at 210°C in the 18th minute of the experiment. This value is 1.4 times maximum glucose obtained from the untreated sawdust under the same condition. The glucose yield gradually decreases after the 20 min of reaction due to its decomposition.