Ammonium Hydroxide Pretreatment of Sugarcane Bagasse and Corn Cob: Saccharification Enhancement and Ethanol Production by C6/C5 Cofermentations
The pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is a key step in second-generation (2G) ethanol production. In this study, sugarcane bagasse (SCB) and corn cob (CC) were pretreated with 28–30% ammonium hydroxide (1:10 w/v ratio, 30 min, 180 °C) to promote lignin removal and enhance enzymatic hydrolysis. Delignification l...