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Table 2 Ethanol produced from rice husk and rice straw pre-treated at four different severities (5% w/w of substrates in 15 ml slurry)

From: Optimising conditions for bioethanol production from rice husk and rice straw: effects of pre-treatment on liquor composition and fermentation inhibitors

Severity (Ro)

Rice husk (~ %DW)

Rice straw (~ %DW)

1.57

3.57 ± 0.44

7.43 ± 1.27

3.65

7.55 ± 1.00

14.22 ± 2.08

5.15

1.07 ± 0.20

1.30 ± 0.51

5.45

1.31 ± 0.29

1.35 ± 0.19

  1. Pre-treated samples were hydrolysed by Cetc-2 and fermented by Saccharomyces cerevisiae (NCYC 2826). Duplicates were carried out for ethanol quantification. Results were calculated as the proportion of dry weight of substrate (~ %DW)
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

ISSN: 2731-3654

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