Reducing Sugar Production from Teff Straw Biomass Using Dilute Sulfuric Acid Hydrolysis: Characterization and Optimization Using Response Surface Methodology

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Surface plots showing the effect of (a) temperature and dilute sulfuric acid concentration, (b) dilute sulfuric acid concentration and hydrolysis time, (c) dilute sulfuric acid concentration and liquid to solid ratio, (d) temperature and hydrolysis time, (e) temperature and liquid to solid ratio, and (f) liquid to solid ratio and hydrolysis time on the total reducing sugar yield.

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