Enhancing enzymatic digestibility of alkaline pretreated banana pseudostem for sugar production

• Main Authors: Low, Joo Choo, Halis, Rasmina, Md. Shah, Umi Kalsom, Md. Tahir, Paridah, Abood, Faizah, Tukimin, Tuhaila, Idris, Muhammad Danial, Lanika, Lakarim, Razali, Norhaslida
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: North Carolina State University 2015
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15565/1/Enhancing%20enzymatic%20digestibility%20of%20alkaline%20pretreated%20banana%20pseudostem%20for%20sugar%20production.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/15565/; https://bioresources.cnr.ncsu.edu/resources/enhancing-enzymatic-digestibility-of-alkaline-pretreated-banana-pseudostem-for-sugar-production/

This study compares the efficacy of a soaking pretreatment with an alkaline solution for banana pseudostem prior to enzymatic hydrolysis. Banana pseudostem was pretreated by soaking in sodium hydroxide solutions at various concentrations and durations. The pretreatment more than doubled delignificat...