Assertion: lignin's form | /r/HasAspect | the appearance of potting soil
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text: range 185 to 240C in less than 60 seconds to thermally soften the lignocellulosic material into a plastic condition, and c) as soon as the said plastic condition has been attained, opening the valved outlet and instantly and explosively expelling the lignocellulosic material in the said plastic condition from the pressure vessel through the outlet to atmosphere so that the said material issues from the outlet in particulate form with lignin therein rendered into particles substantiall~ in the range 1 to 10 microns and separable from the cellulose and hemicellulose the particulate lignin and cellulose being together in disassociated form having the appearance of potting soil, a major portion of the lignin being soluble in methanol or ethanol and being thermoplastic, the cellulose being in the form of crystalline alpha cellulose microfibrils and suitable for digestion by microorganisms and enzymes.