Abstract:Chemically pretreating lignocellulose has been widely used in the production of clean energy. An energy grass called hybrid Pennisetum was pretreated with different H2SO4 and NaOH concentrations to analyse the effects of an acid and alkali pretreatment on the degradation of hybrid Pennisetum lignocellulose. The chemical composition, hydrolyzed sugar yield, and microstructure were determined. The results showed that a NaOH pretreatment retained more cellulose and removed more lignins, while a H2SO4 pretreatment… Show more
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