One-step process of hydrothermal and alkaline treatment of wheat straw for improving the enzymatic saccharification

Table 1 Chemical compositions (w/w, %) of the substrates obtained from the four one-step processes

Sample	Glucan	Xylan	KL^a	ASL^b
Control	42.8	24.4	20.1	1.0
HR^c	60.1	10.1	25.5	0.7
AR	63.7	19.7	9.7	0.5
AHR	57.6	14.5	18.9	0.4
HAR	78.6	7.8	5.4	0.7

^aKL Klason lignin (i.e. acid insoluble lignin)
^bASL acid soluble lignin
^cHR the residue obtained from hydrothermal treatment alone
AR the residue obtained from alkaline treatment alone
AHR the residue obtained from one-step process based on successively alkaline and hydrothermal treatment
HAR the residue obtained from one-step process based on successively hydrothermal and alkaline treatment

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