Table 6.

Key pretreatment outcomes at 10 mL vs 1 L scale as a function of stirring speed^a.

	Delignification (wt%)	Lignin mass balance (wt%)	Saccharification yield (%)	IL liquor recovery (wt%)
Fine—150 rpm	87 ± 2	102 ± 6	79.1 ± 0.5	100.5 ± 0.6
Fine—450 rpm	88 ± 2	101 ± 2	66.1 ± 4.6	99.2 ± 0.6
Medium—150 rpm	83 ± 4	93 ± 4	68.2 ± 4.8	100.9 ± 0.2
Medium—250 rpm	83 ± 6	93 ± 6	67.8 ± 3.0	102.0 ± 0.2
Coarse—150 rpm	69 ± 4	95 ± 5	59.3 ± 10.5	101.8 ± 0.6
Coarse—400 rpm	87 ± 2	102 ± 3	59.0 ± 7.4	100.7 ± 0.6

^aSelected stirring speeds: 150 rpm and maximal stirring speed that can be achieved for a particular experiment (250–450 rpm).