|
Bagasse samples
|
Bagasse composition (%)
|
|---|
| |
Cellulose
|
Hemicellulose
|
Lignin
|
Total
|
|---|
|
Untreated
|
44.5 ± 1.1
|
31.0 ± 0.8
|
28.2 ± 0.1
|
103.7 ± 3.5
|
|
H2SO4 1%
|
58.3 ± 0.2
|
8.9 ± 0.8
|
33.6 ± 0.7
|
100.8 ± 1.7
|
|
NaOH 0.25%
|
68.3 ± 0.5
|
5.4 ± 0.1
|
26.0 ± 0.3
|
99.7 ± 0.9
|
|
NaOH 0.5%
|
71.3 ± 1.4
|
3.5 ± 0.2
|
24.0 ± 6.9
|
98.7 ± 0.4
|
|
NaOH 1%
|
83.2 ± 0.6
|
3.2 ± 0.1
|
11.2 ± 0.9
|
97.6 ± 1.2
|
|
NaOH 2%
|
85.9 ± 0.3
|
3.4 ± 0.1
|
9.6 ± 0.5
|
98.8 ± 1.1
|
|
NaOH 3%
|
87.2 ± 0.1
|
3.2 ± 0.1
|
9.7 ± 0.5
|
100.1 ± 0.4
|
|
NaOH 4%
|
84.9 ± 3.9
|
3.3 ± 0.1
|
9.4 ± 0.4
|
97.6 ± 4.7
|
- Contents are expressed on a bagasse dry weight basis as an average (± standard deviation) of duplicate determinations. Percentages were calculated by discounting the ash amounts on each sample.
