| Treatment |
Total carbohydrate (% dry weight) |
Lignin (% dry weight) |
| Sugarcane Bagasse |
|
|
| • Alkali pretreatment |
79.8 ± 4.6 |
6.9 ± 1.6 |
• Alkali pretreatment
|
80.21 ± 3.0 |
6.82 ± 0.83 |
• SE pretreatment
|
*85.4 ± 2.33 |
4.2 ± 0.44 |
| Cassava Peels |
|
|
• Acid pretreatment
|
*80.4 ± 2.5 |
4.8 ± 0.8 |
• Alkali pretreatment
|
78.1 ± 3.18 |
5.2 ± 1.1 |
• SE
|
80.1 ± 2.56 |
5.4 ± 0.9 |
|
| Legend: SE=Steam Explosion |
| Table 2: Total carbohydrate and lignin content of biomass after pretreatment. |
