Research Article

Microwave Assisted Alkali Pretreatment of Rice Straw for Enhancing Enzymatic Digestibility

Table 1

Chemical composition of rice straw variety (Pusa Sugandh) [45].

S. numberCharacteristics of rice strawValues (%)

1Cellulose 39.04 ± 0.50
2Hemicellulose 21.64 ± 0.50
3Lignin 16.2 ± 0.30
4Ash 18 ± 1.1