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Table 2 Mass loss after pre-treatment, total reducing sugar released after enzymatic digestion, and the yield of conversion based on holocellulose content in the untreated biomass.

From: Pre-treatment of eucalypts biomass towards enzymatic saccharification

Treatment

Mass loss (%)

Total reducing sugar (kg.kg-1 of treated biomass)

Yield of sugar conversion based on holocellulose of untreated biomass (%)

untreated

0.0

0.04

5.6

120°C, 1h

26.5

0.10

10.6

120°C, 2h

26.4

0.13

14.1

120°C, 3h

34.3

0.16

15.6

180°C, 1h

47,3

0.92

70.7

180°C, 2h

52.5

0.78

53.9

180°C, 3h

50.8

0.91

65.7