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Table 2 Sweet sorghum bagasse recovered after distillation combined with alkaline pretreatment and main composition

From: A novel cost-effective technology to convert sucrose and homocelluloses in sweet sorghum stalks into ethanol

Alkali

Alkali loading (mmol/g dry biomass)

Solid recovery (%)

Composition (%)

Glucan

Xylan

Lignin

Untreated

NA

NA

30.33 ± 0.34

20.93 ± 0.23

20.46 ± 0.64

NaOH

0.83

72.8 ± 1.3

41.22 ± 0.12

28.94 ± 0.78

15.93 ± 0.27

NaOH

1.67

61.8 ± 2.4

48.62 ± 0.21

39.07 ± 0.56

13.62 ± 0.43

NaOH

2.50

57.9 ± 1.7

51.31 ± 0.75

32.26 ± 0.37

11.21 ± 0.29

NaOH

3.33

51.8 ± 3.9

57.25 ± 0.35

32.38 ± 0.74

8.21 ± 0.25

NaOH

4.17

51.3 ± 3.3

57.69 ± 0.55

30.81 ± 0.63

7.34 ± 0.36

NaOH

5.00

49.3 ± 2.2

60.04 ± 0.81

29.34 ± 0.39

7.27 ± 0.20

NaOH

6.67

47.7 ± 0.9

61.63 ± 0.22

27.55 ± 0.49

7.86 ± 0.83

KOH

0.83

71.5 ± 1.8

42.01 ± 0.33

26.34 ± 0.52

16.94 ± 0.31

KOH

1.67

62.8 ± 3.1

47.84 ± 0.51

29.10 ± 0.16

13.23 ± 0.58

KOH

2.50

60.7 ± 1.6

49.28 ± 0.73

29.28 ± 0.63

9.92 ± 0.56

KOH

3.33

58.2 ± 1.2

51.07 ± 0.23

28.62 ± 0.04

8.01 ± 0.72

KOH

4.17

51.9 ± 2.4

57.10 ± 0.95

30.02 ± 0.77

6.50 ± 0.25

KOH

5.00

51.5 ± 0.7

57.55 ± 0.64

29.43 ± 0.19

7.02 ± 0.28

KOH

6.67

50.5 ± 2.1

57.97 ± 0.63

26.97 ± 0.83

7.26 ± 0.46

Ca(OH)2

0.83

78.3 ± 1.2

38.33 ± 0.76

23.89 ± 0.36

16.72 ± 0.39

Ca(OH)2

1.67

81.7 ± 0.8

36.73 ± 0.42

23.18 ± 0.73

15.98 ± 0.32

Ca(OH)2

2.50

68.7 ± 1.3

43.59 ± 0.33

26.55 ± 0.53

13.64 ± 0.17

Ca(OH)2

3.33

69.2 ± 0.5

42.98 ± 0.08

26.85 ± 0.71

15.05 ± 0.31

Ca(OH)2

4.17

70.7 ± 2.1

41.95 ± 0.55

26.20 ± 0.81

14.52 ± 0.48

Ca(OH)2

5.00

71.3 ± 1.7

41.57 ± 0.18

25.82 ± 0.31

13.18 ± 0.17

Ca(OH)2

6.67

69.5 ± 1.4

42.14 ± 0.38

26.13 ± 0.75

13.51 ± 0.42

  1. NaOH, sodium hydroxide; KOH, potassium hydroxide; Ca(OH)2, calcium hydroxide; NA, not applicable. All the data are shown as mean ± SD.