Wet explosion pretreatment on Douglas-fir forest residuals
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.](https://nararenewables.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Image.jpg)
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