Effect of ground wood particle size on biomass fractionation using p-toluenesulfonic acid treatment

Size reduction of biomass is an energy-extensive operation for biorefinery, and fundamentals of size effect on biomass fractionation is pressing to be unraveled. Herein, we investigated effect of ground wood particle size on properties of biomass fractionation using p-toluenesulfonic acid (p-TsOH) treatment. Both carbohydrates and lignin dissolution increased with smaller ground wood particle size. Comparatively, delignification performance was...