Modeling of percolation process in hemicellulose hydrolysis.
A mathematical model was developed for a percolation reactor in connection with consecutive first-order reactions. The model was designed to simulated acid-catalyzed cellulose or hemicellulose hydrolysis. The modeling process resulted in an analytically derived reactor equation, including mass-transfer effects, which was found to be useful in process desing and reactor optimization. The modedl was verified by experimental data obtained from hemicellulose hydrolysis.
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Department of Chemical Engineering Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama 36849, USA.
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Chambers
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