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%