Removing the particles smaller than 85 lm from the milled
bagasse and maintaining the same initial solids concentration
(95 kg/m3
) reduced the pressure drop during the reaction from
248–296 kPa/m to 33 kPa/m, only slightly higher than in the
switchgrass reactor (21 kPa/m). Consistent with previous studies
showing that smaller particle size result in lower drainage rates