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NARA selects a single pretreatment method

Simplified cartoon of the mild bisulfite pretreatment process
Simplified cartoon of the mild bisulfite pretreatment process

When NARA was initiated in the Fall 2011, it was tasked to evaluate available pretreatment methods and ultimately select one as a NARA-preferred method to incorporate into a wood to bio-jet fuel conversion process. Pretreatment is the process that breaks up the wood fibers so that enzymes can …more