Although concentrated sulfuric acid saccharification is not a novel method for breaking down lignocellulosic biomass, the process by which saccharification affects biomass decomposition, sugar recovery, and by-product generation is not well studied. The present study employed Taguchi experimental design to study the effects of seven parameters on corn stover concentrated sulfuric acid saccharif...

Alfalfa stems, reed canarygrass, and switchgrass; perennial herbaceous species that have potential as biomass energy crops in temperate regions; were evaluated for their bioconversion potential as energy crops. Each forage species was harvested at two or three maturity stages and analyzed for carbohydrates, lignin, protein, lipid, organic acids, and mineral composition. The biomass samples were...

Abstract— SDAWS (Spray drying absorption waste sludge) and BFA (bag filter ash), which are the wastes generated in the SDA (pray drying absorption) process, are only partially recycled as cement additives, gypsum boards, building materials, and the rest are being landfilled in managed landfills. However, wastes that have not been disposed of at the landfill are accumulated around the landfill. ...

The effect of increased reaction rates of stabilized Criegee intermediates (sCIs) with SO2 to produce sulfuric acid is investigated using data from two different locations, SMEAR II, Hyytiälä, Finland, and Hohenpeissenberg, Germany. Results from MALTE, a zero-dimensional model, show that using previous values for the rate coefficients of sCI+SO2, the model underestimates gas phase H2SO4 by up t...

Simultaneous measurements of gaseous sulfuric acid and particle number size distributions were performed to investigate aerosol nucleation and growth during CAREBeijing-2008. The analysis of the measured aerosols and sulfuric acid with an aerosol dynamic model shows the dominant role of sulfuric acid in new particle formation (NPF) process but also in the subsequent growth in Beijing. Based on ...

Occupational exposure to strong inorganic acid mists containing sulfuric acid is specifically associated with laryngeal and lung cancer. Studies of one U.S. cohort of male workers in pickling operations in the steel industry found excesses of laryngeal cancer (approximately twofold) after adjustment for smoking and other potentially confounding variables (Steenland et al. 1988). A ten-year foll...

Atmospheric aerosols often contain a substantial fraction of organic matter, but the role of organic compounds in new nanometer-sized particle formation is highly uncertain. Laboratory experiments show that nucleation of sulfuric acid is considerably enhanced in the presence of aromatic acids. Theoretical calculations identify the formation of an unusually stable aromatic acid-sulfuric acid com...

Crotalaria juncea bast fibers a novel cellulose rich material is valorized by producing nanocrystals (CNCs) which gained much attention due to its unique properties. CNCs obtained during this study consisted of two steps: pretreatment C. obtain chemically purified followed sulfuric acid hydrolysis. Efficacy different methods chlor-alkali method (pre-treatment-I) and ultra sound assisted chlorin...