Research Article

Ethanol Production from Oil Palm Trunk: A Combined Strategy Using an Effective Pretreatment and Simultaneous Saccharification and Cofermentation

Table 6

Chemical composition of raw materials after alkaline peroxide and heat treatment.

TreatmentWeight (g)Lignin (% b/b)Cellulose (% b/b)Hemicellulose (% b/b)Starch (% b/b)

Before10017.7351.4516.6312.24
After403.3972.4210.4112.21