Fig. 3From: Pretreatment of South African sugarcane bagasse using a low-cost protic ionic liquid: a comparison of whole, depithed, fibrous and pith bagasse fractionsUntreated bagasse and recovery of pulp components, lignin precipitate and components dissolved in IL as a function of pretreatment time at 120 °C shown for a whole bagasse and b industrially depithed sugarcane bagasse. Pretreatment employed [TEA][HSO4]:[H2O] (4:1 w/w) with solids loading of 10% (w/v)Back to article page