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Table 2 Results for total hydrolysis yields obtained from bagasse samples after 48 hours under enzyme action[1]

From: Nuclear magnetic resonance investigation of water accessibility in cellulose of pretreated sugarcane bagasse

Bagasse samples

Enzymatic hydrolysis (48 hours)

Total hydrolysis yield, %

Untreated bagasse

22.0 ± 0.3

H 2 SO 4 1%

30.3 ± 0.3

NaOH 0.25%

47.1 ± 0.9

NaOH 0.5%

79 ± 2

NaOH 1%

100 ± 7

NaOH 2%

97 ± 2

NaOH 3%

96 ± 10

NaOH 4%

97 ± 20

  1. Hydrolysis yield values are expressed as an average (± standard deviation) of duplicate determination. All the samples treated with NaOH were previously treated with 1% H2SO4.