Table 1 Proximate composition of rice straw treated with NaOH and untreated straw
From: Alkali delignification and Bacillus sp. BMP01 hydrolysis of rice straw for enhancing biofuel yields
Treatment with NaOH | Compositional analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cellulose (%) | Hemicellulose (%) | Lignin (%) | Moisture (%) | |
Before treatment | 38.02 | 18.30 | 21.60 | 8.46 |
1% | 51.64 | 12.63 | 11.78 | 7.83 |
3% | 70.56 | 14.78 | 7.10 | 7.18 |
5% | 67.87 | 12.50 | 9.12 | 7.33 |
7% | 71.33 | 13.48 | 6.20 | 7.24 |
10% | 68.47 | 8.53 | 8.86 | 9.46 |