Microwave Assisted Alkali Pretreatment of Rice Straw for Enhancing Enzymatic Digestibility

<table class="table-group" id="tab6"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td align="left">S. number</td><td align="center">Treatments</td><td align="center">Crystalline index (CrI) %</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td align="left">1</td><td align="center">Untreated rice straw</td><td align="center">52.2</td></tr><tr><td align="left">2</td><td align="center">Blank (without addition of any chemicals)</td><td align="center">49.07</td></tr><tr><td align="left">3</td><td align="center">NaOH-microwave pretreatment </td><td align="center">54.55</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

Crystallinity index of rice straw samples.

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Table 6: Microwave Assisted Alkali Pretreatment of Rice Straw for Enhancing Enzymatic Digestibility 