Research Article
Alkali Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Australian Timber Mill Sawdust for Biofuel Production
Table 3
Peak glucose production in cellulose hydrolysis systems of sawdust pretreated with NaOH at 60°C.
| 3% NaOH 60°C | Glucose yield (%) | 7% NaOH 60°C | Glucose yield (%) | 10% NaOH 60°C | Glucose yield (%) |
| 0.5 hr | 8.1 ± 3.6% | 0.5 hr | 11.6 ± 3.2% | 0.5 hr | 16.2 ± 1.4% | 1 hr | 5.8 ± 0.6% | 1 hr | 9.4 ± 3.6% | 1 hr | 9.9 ± 7.0% | 2 hr | 7.0 ± 1.5% | 2 hr | 11.2 ± 3.4% | 2 hr | 12.9 ± 1.4% |
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