Table 3. BET surface areas of the biomass samples (m2/g).
Fraction (mesh) | Untreated | Dil. Acid | AFEX | IL |
32–50 | 0.52 | 0.84 | 1.03 | 3.19 |
75–100 | 0.56 | 0.76 | 0.96 | 2.82 |
200 | 0.29 | 0.65 | 0.99 | 2.56 |
Data shown are a representation of three independent measurements (see Material and Methods).