Characterisation of Biomass from the Wood Hydrolysate and Its Isolation with Organic and Inorganic Polycation

Abstract

The hydrolysate of the hydrothermal treatment of birch sawdust in the mild alkaline conditions, imitating industrial wastewater, was derived. An attempt to investigate the chemical and component composition of the dry matter of the hydrolysate using FTIR, HLPC and 13 C NMR was made. The comparative effectiveness of the isolation of wood biomass from the hydrolysate with the known coagulants - poly(ethyleneimine) and polyaluminium chloride was assessed