Figure 1

Enzymatic hydrolysis of alkaline-pretreated Miscanthus on bench scale. (a) The slurry immediately after addition of the enzyme preparation (GC 220 at a final loading rate of 15 IFPU per g dry matter). (b) After 24 h of hydrolysis. Miscanthus was pretreated with 9% NaOH (w w-1) for 6 h at 75°C.