Table 4. Summary of Results from This Simulation Compared with Other Reported Studies Based on Approach (i).

variable	Units	this process	literature	refs.
LA production yield	%	25.59%	19.20%	(13)
pretreatment yield	kg/kg biomass	0.43	0.50	(37)
acid dehydration yield	kg/kg glucose	0.64	0.61	(5)
LA purity	%	98.50	98.00	(34)