Hydrolysis of Straw in Ionic Liquids with Acid as Catalyst under Microwave Irradiation

Figure 2

SEM of (a) untreated straw; (b) straw pretreated with water containing 0.5% H₂SO₄; (c) straw pretreated with IL; (d) straw pretreated with BMIMCl solution containing 0.5% H₂SO₄.

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