Table 14. Raw Material Composition and Other Key Parameters.
| process variable | design basis |
|---|---|
| banana empty fruit bunch composition56 (% wt) | |
| Glucan | 42 |
| Xylan | 13 |
| Lignin | 12 |
| Ash | 4.7 |
| Acetate | 10 |
| Moisture | 19 |
| thermodynamic model | nonramdon two liquid |
| created or added components in Aspen Plus | cellulose (glucan) |
| hemicellulose (xylan) | |
| Glucose | |
| Xylose | |
| simulation stream class | MIXCISLD |
| ambient reference pressure | 1 atm |
| simulation convergence tolerance | 1 × 104 |