Lignocellulose Extruder Extrusion condition Enzymatic hydrolysis Sugar yield Reference
Switchgrass Single-screw Barrel temperature 176°C, screw speed 155 rpm, moisture content 20% wb, particle size 8 mm Cellulase 15 FPU/g and β-glucosidase 60 CBU/g of dry matter Glucose 41.4%, xylose 62.2% [2]
Switchgrass Single-screw Barrel temperature 180°C, screw speed 118 rpm, alkali concentration 2%, particle size 6 mm Cellulase 15 FPU/g and β-glucosidase 60 CBU/g of dry matter Glucose 90.5%, xylose 81.5 % [11]
Corn stover Single-screw 75 rpm and 125°C, moisture content 21% Cellulase 15 FPU/g and β-glucosidase 60 CBU/g of dry matter Glucose 75%, xylose 49% [4]
Prairie cord grass Single-screw Barrel temperature 114°C, screw speed 122 rpm, alkali concentration 1.70%, particle size 8 mm Cellulase 15 FPU/g and β-glucosidase 60 CBU/g of dry matter Glucose 86.8%, xylose 84.5%  [11]
Corn stover Single-screw Barrel temperature 125°C, screw speed 75 rpm Cellulase 15 FPU/g and β-glucosidase 60 CBU/g of dry matter Glucose 75%, xylose 49% [4]
Corn stover Twin-screw Screw speed 80 rpm, moisture content 27.5% 0.3 g enzyme/g cellulose Glucose 48.79%, xylose 24.98% [7]
Wheat bran Twin-screw Screw speed/barrel temperature 7 Hz/150°C, moisture content 25% 47 mg cellulase/g substrate Reducing sugar 60% to 73% [9]
Soybean hull Twin-screw Screw speed/barrel temperature 3.7 Hz/110°C, moisture content 25% 47 mg cellulase/g substrate Reducing sugar 25% to 36% [9]
Rice straw Twin-screw Screw speed 40 rpm, temperature 120°C with 3% H2SO4 20 FPU/g cellulose Xylan 83.7% , saccharification 80% [12]
Douglas fir Twin-screw Treated with hot-compressed water at 170°C followed with screw speed 45 rpm to120 rpm at room temperature 10 FPU/g cellulose Glucose 27.72%, xylose1.07% [13]
Douglas fir Twin-screw Treated with hot-compressed water at 180°C, followed with screw speed 45 rpm to 120 rpm at room temperature 10 FPU/g cellulose Glucose 34.32%, xylose 3.69% [13]
Table 1: Summary of screw extruder pretreatment technologies on the sugar yield of lignocellulose hydrolysis.