Table 1. Sugars and degradation products in the hydrolysate obtained from wet torrefaction

Glucose (g/L) Xylose (g/L) Mannose (g/L) Formic acid (g/L) Acetic acid (g/L) HMF (g/L) Furfural (g/L) TPC (g/L) pH
WT-10 min 1.40 (0.36) 0.26 (0.04) 2.43 (0.94) 0.19 (0.06) 0.78 (0.12) 0.61 (0.14) 0.86 (0.14) 1.10 (0.16) 3.75
WT-30 min 0.19 (0.01) 0.19 (0.11) 3.45 (0.78) 0.44 (0.23) 1.59 (0.21) 1.99 (0.22) 1.61 (0.10) 1.39 (0.17) 3.45
WT-60 min 0.17 (0.02) 0.13 (0.04) 5.46 (0.78) 0.32 (0.11) 2.04 (0.42) 3.31 (0.18) 1.85 (0.08) 1.47 (0.21) 3.39
HMF, hydroxymethylfurfural; TPC, total phenolic compounds; WT, wet torrefaction.