wet oxidation

Wet explosion pretreatment on Douglas-fir forest residuals

July 28, 2015 charles.dillon2

Overall mass balance of the optimal wet explosion run at 190 °C, 7.5% O2 loading, and 30 minutes residence time. Figure from Biswas, R., Teller, P.J. & Ahring, B.K. (2015) Pretreatment of forest residues of Douglas fir by wet explosion for enhanced enzymatic saccharification. Bioresource Technology, 192, 46-53. — Overall mass balance of the optimal wet explosion run at 190 °C, 7.5% O2 loading, …more

NARA selects a single pretreatment method

June 3, 2014 charles.dillon2

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