3.1 Acid Hydrolysis
This involves the use of acid in the pretreatment process of
lignocellulosic biomass. This is the most commonly used
method that has gained industrial application despite their
high formation of inhibitors (such as furfurals, furan, phenolic acids and aldehydes) (Kanchanalai et al. 2016) and
their harmful and corrosive nature. Figure 4 shows the
Fig. 2 Effect of pretreatment on structural components of lignocellulosic biomass
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This involves the use of acid in the pretreatment process of
lignocellulosic biomass. This is the most commonly used
method that has gained industrial application despite their
high formation of inhibitors (such as furfurals, furan, phenolic acids and aldehydes) (Kanchanalai et al. 2016) and
their harmful and corrosive nature. Figure 4 shows the
Fig. 2 Effect of pretreatment on structural components of lignocellulosic biomass
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V. C. Akubude et al.