Table 1 Sugar concentrations and saccharification efficiency after steam pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, calculated according to Eq. 1 and 2
A. donax biomass (Kg dry biomass) | Total volume (L) | Glucosea (g/L) | Xylosea (g/L) | Cellulose conversion (%) | Hemicellulose conversion (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
FB1 | 6.4 | 65.5 | 33.0 | 16.6 | 89.9 | 58.2 |
FB2 | 6.0 | 61.4 | 26.5 | 14.7 | 72.2 | 51.5 |
FB3 | 6.4 | 65.5 | 27.0 | 14.0 | 73.6 | 49.1 |
FB4 | 6.4 | 65.5 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 79.0 | 59.6 |
Mean | 28.9 | 15.6 | 78.7 | 54.6 | ||
SD | 2.9 | 1.4 | 8.1 | 5.1 |