IN VITRO EVALUATION OF PROCESSING CONDITIONS FOR THERMOAMMONIATION OF CORN STOVER
1979 ◽
Vol 59
(4)
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pp. 813-816
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Keyword(s):
Thermoammoniation of corn stover increased rate and extent of in vitro digestion over ammoniation at ambient temperature. Increasing moisture content up to at least 60% improved response to ammoniation. Processing at elevated temperatures did not reduce the amount of NH3 required. Optimum processing conditions appear to be 3 to 4% NH3, 60% H2O and 90 °C for 6 to 12 h.