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