Research Article
Structural Analysis of Alkaline Pretreated Rice Straw for Ethanol Production
Table 1
Recovery of total solids, glucan, xylan, and residual lignin contents in untreated and pretreated RS.
| Pretreatment method | Solid recovery (%) | Glucan (%) | Xylan (%) | Lignin (%) | Content | Recovery | Content | Recovery | Content | Removal |
| Untreated | 100 | 32.2 | — | 12.4 | — | 21.1 | — | aRS | 68.0 | 44.3 | 93.6 | 13.3 | 72.9 | 12.2 | 60.7 |
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