Table 2. Percentage of delignification in MAA pre-treated biomass and reducing sugar yield from the liquid wash obtained after pre-treatment.
Power (W) |
Lignin (%, W/W) |
Delignification percentage |
Reducing sugar in the wash liquid from MAA (mg/mL) |
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Untreated AVLR biomass |
Treated AVLR biomass |
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160 |
13.95 ± 0.45 |
8.06 ± 0.28*** |
44.14 ± 5.08 |
0.22 ± 0.05 |
|
320 |
13.95 ± 0.45 |
4.68 ± 0.06**** |
66.38 ± 0.31 |
0.33 ± 0.02 |
|
480 |
13.95 ± 0.45 |
8.51 ± 0.03*** |
38.92 ± 1.32 |
0.98 ± 0.11 |
|
The values are average of triplicate experiments and the standard deviation is represented as (±) calculated from mean and three independent trials. ****p < 0.0001 and ***p < 0.001.