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Table 4 Rate of weight loss of rice straw

From: Alkali delignification and Bacillus sp. BMP01 hydrolysis of rice straw for enhancing biofuel yields

Treatment with NaOH (%)

Affected composition

Temperature range (°C)

Rate of weight removal (mg/min)

% removal

Untreated

Hemicellulose

180–300

0.78

45.11

Cellulose

300–600

0.27

30.34

Lignin

200–700

  

1% treated

Hemicellulose

200–330

0.79

49.55

Cellulose

340–550

0.24

24.9

Lignin

200–650

  

3% treated

Hemicellulose

200–330

0.84

50.54

Cellulose

340–520

0.32

32.6

Lignin

200–600

  

5% treated

Hemicellulose

200–340

0.75

52.55

Cellulose

350–520

0.38

30.6

Lignin

200–600

  

7% treated

Hemicellulose

200–330

0.83

48.39

Cellulose

340–550

0.38

32.3

Lignin

200–600

  

10% treated

Hemicellulose

200–320

0.61

43.76

Cellulose

330–600

0.22

19.72

Lignin

200–600