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Table 2 AFEX conditions tested on newspaper waste

From: Saccharification of newspaper waste after ammonia fiber expansion or extractive ammonia

AFEX conditions

Ammonia loading (kg:kg dry biomass)

Reaction temperature (°C)

Moisture content (%)

Fixed residence time (min)

Sugars conversion (after 72 h hydrolysis)

(%)

(g/L)

N1

2.8:1

65

10.7

15

29.58

4.62

N2

2.8:1

75

25

29.02

4.53

N3

2.0:1

75

25

26.14

4.08