A step-change flow rate liquid hot water (SCFLHW) process was developed with the objective of improving the total sugars recovery including xylose and glucose from sweet sorghum bagasse (SSB). Total xylose yield increased from 60% for batch system (4.25% w/v, 18 min, 184 °C) to about...

The performance of auto-cascade refrigerator operating with two vapor–liquid separators and six binary refrigerants (R23/R134a, R23/R227ea, R23/R236fa, R170/R290, R170/R600a and R170/R600) was investigated with a new approach at the temperature level of −60°C. The results show that the...