Particulate Size of Microalgal Biomass Affects Hydrolysate Properties and Bioethanol Concentration

Table 2

Yield of glucose released after 48 h of hydrolysis.

Assay number	Particle size, µm	Algae loading, g/L	mg glucose/g algal biomass
			Cellulase (Case 1)	Cellulase + cellobiase (Case 2)
1	35≤𝑥≤90	25	54.21	111.08
2	35≤𝑥≤90	50	44.48	125.77
3	35≤𝑥≤90	100	75.45	134.73
4	125≤𝑥≤180	25	30.24	68.79
5	125≤𝑥≤180	50	27.96	85.88
6	125≤𝑥≤180	100	27.63	114.54
7	295≤𝑥≤425	25	26.01	68.79
8	295≤𝑥≤425	50	26.43	92.61
9	295≤𝑥≤425	100	30.24	102.29