1.

Input data in yellow cells

2. Observe whether Q_trial ~ Q_actual
3. If Q_trial is not ~ Q_actual, set Q_trial = Q_actual
manually
4. Do no. 3 untill Q_trial ~ Q_actual

1. Calculation of concentration of acid solution added to fresh wood

Specify weight percent of acid for hydrolysis* 1.00
* weight of pure acid divided by water from wood (moisture) plus from acid solution
Specify weight of dry wood to be hydrolysed 100 kg
Specify moisture of wood to be hydrolysed 50 %w of fresh wood
Water from wood to be hydrolysed 100 kg

Specify weight of pure acid (H2SO4) to be added 2 kg

Water from acid solution to be added 100 kg
Then:
Concentration of acid solution added to fresh wood 2 %w

2. Calculation of Corrected Hydrogen Ion Concentration (Neutralizing Capacity of Wood)

Specify temperature of hydrolysis 140 oC 413.15 K
EQW (neutralizing capacity of wood) 131 meq/kg OD wood
EQR (neutralizing capacity of residue) 49 meq/kg OD wood
A (an empirical constant) 0.4

LS (Liquid-to-solid ratio) 2 kg/kg

EQ (equivalents of cations released to solution) 8.2 meq/kg OD wood
Concentrations of sulfate plus bisulfate ions 0.103072 mol/ 1 kg of water
Concentration of cations in solution 0.041414 eq/ 1 kg of water
D (dielectric constant for water) 37.38198
K (bisulfate dissociation equilibrium constant) 0.000265
S (Debye-Hückel limiting slope at temperature) 0.950495
Q_trial (bisulfate dissociation quotient) 0.000797
Target Q_trial ~ Q_actual
Q_actual (bisulfate dissociation quotient) 0.000792
Then
[H+] (Corrected Hydrogen Ion Concentration) = 0.062946

Concentration of sulfate ions in solution [HSO4-] 0.101783

Concentrations of bisulfate ions in solution [SO42-] 0.001289
IS (ionic strength) 0.105649

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