Table 1 Cellulose concentration in various types of biomass after microwave-assisted hydrotropic pretreatment.

From: Delignification efficiency of various types of biomass using microwave-assisted hydrotropic pretreatment

Parameters of microwave-assisted hydrotropic pretreatment

Cellulose concentration [% DW] after pretreatment in various types of biomass

NaCS concentration [% w/v]

Pressure [PSI]

Time [min]

Pine chips

Beech chips

Wheat straw

10

39

10

54.09 ± 0.26

62.12 ± 0.10

51.56 ± 0.15

39

30

54.42 ± 0.13

61.99 ± 0.65

52.05 ± 0.23

39

60

54.34 ± 0.46

60.75 ± 0.13

52.90 ± 0.05

78

10

53.80 ± 0.44

64.18 ± 0.00

53.18 ± 0.49

78

30

57.10 ± 0.69

63.05 ± 0.10

56.61 ± 0.26

78

60

62.59 ± 0.46

68.82 ± 0.03

66.26 ± 0.02

117

10

54.73 ± 0.13

64.72 ± 0.23

53.16 ± 0.00

117

30

59.01 ± 0.64

73.61 ± 0.15

67.32 ± 0.36

117

60

61.66 ± 0.05

76.07 ± 0.14

72.89 ± 0.36

20

39

10

48.42 ± 0.10

61.50 ± 0.00

51.64 ± 0.03

39

30

50.58 ± 0.21

61.81 ± 0.10

53.01 ± 0.05

39

60

50.76 ± 0.28

62.12 ± 0.21

54.78 ± 0.08

78

10

53.98 ± 0.31

61.38 ± 0.23

51.61 ± 0.10

78

30

55.22 ± 0.46

64.37 ± 0.12

54.53 ± 0.03

78

60

59.34 ± 0.21

73.03 ± 0.09

61.04 ± 0.05

117

10

53.47 ± 0.10

69.87 ± 0.05

52.39 ± 0.05

117

30

60.79 ± 0.05

80.13 ± 0.10

64.42 ± 0.03

117

60

63.49 ± 0.07

84.12 ± 0.05

81.18 ± 0.21

40

39

10

52.49 ± 0.15

61.72 ± 0.26

51.18 ± 0.28

39

30

52.16 ± 0.03

61.38 ± 0.08

55.43 ± 0.00

39

60

53.73 ± 0.21

61.04 ± 0.05

53.52 ± 0.15

78

10

53.42 ± 0.15

61.95 ± 0.03

50.38 ± 0.10

78

30

55.58 ± 0.15

64.11 ± 0.24

57.44 ± 0.05

78

60

59.47 ± 0.24

69.94 ± 0.02

66.17 ± 0.17

117

10

56.90 ± 0.18

63.39 ± 0.07

53.80 ± 0.03

117

30

64.34 ± 0.05

74.12 ± 0.15

77.20 ± 0.04

117

60

68.87 ± 0.15

83.96 ± 0.10

89.17 ± 0.05