Determination of pentose sugars in fermentation solutions by a simple gas chromatographic procedure

✍ Scribed by M. J. Playne; A. F. A. Wallis

• Publisher: Springer Netherlands
• Year: 1982
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 355 KB
• Volume: 4
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0141-5492
• DOI: 10.1007/bf00141985

✦ Synopsis

Pentoses in aqueous acidic solutions were analysed by conversion to furfurals in a gas chromatograph containing a porous polymer packed column at 200°C.

Hexoses, volatile fatty acids and fermentation media did not interfere with the measurement of pentoses.