Research Article

Detoxification of Corncob Acid Hydrolysate with SAA Pretreatment and Xylitol Production by Immobilized Candida tropicalis

Table 2

Characteristics of sugars and inhibitors in corncob acid hydrolysate via SAA pretreatment and two-step adsorption detoxification.

HydrolysateCompositions
Glucose
/(g/L)
Xylose
/(g/L)
Arabinose
/(g/L)
Acetic acid
/(g/L)
Furfural
/(g/L)
Phenolic compounds
/(g/L)

Original concentration of hydrolysate
Detoxified by SAAa and concentratedb NDcND
Concentratedb and detoxified by adsorption ND

SAA pretreatment performed 10 h at 70°C using 10.0% aqueous ammonia.
bThe hydrolysates were concentrated 3-fold.
cND: not detected.