Table 3. Comparison of pretreatment, enzymatic saccharification, and sugar generation between poplar hydrolysate batches and the sorghum method used previously [26]
From: Conversion of poplar biomass into high-energy density tricyclic sesquiterpene jet fuel blendstocks
| Â | Batch 1 | Batch 2 | Batch 3 | Sundstrom et al. [26] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pretreatment | ||||
 Biomass loading (%)a | 30 | 25 | 25 | 30 |
 [Ch][Lys]:water | 1:09 | 1:09 | 1:09 | 1:09 |
 Temperature (°C) | 140 | 140 | 140 | 140 |
 Duration (hour)a | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
Enzymatic saccharification | ||||
 H2SO4 pH adjustment to 5 (v/v) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
 Solids loading (w/w) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
 Cellic enzymesa | CTec3/HTec3 | CTec2/HTec2 | CTec3/HTec3 | CTec2/HTec2 |
 Enzyme:water | 9:01 | 9:01 | 9:01 | 9:01 |
 Temperature (°C) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 50 |
 Duration (hour) | 72 | 72 | 72 | 72 |
Sugar | ||||
 Glucose (g/L) | 46.3 | 50.1 | 77 | – |
 Xylose (g/L) | 14.2 | 16.5 | 26.6 | – |