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| Table 5. Chemical composition of CS with and without alkaline pre-treatment with 40 g L-1 NaOH. |
Chemical composition |
Without alkaline |
With alkaline |
Totals solids |
95.0 ± 0.1 |
95.0 ± 0.1 |
Protein |
5.0 ± 0.1 |
5.4 ± 0.1 |
Ether extract |
1.48 ± 0.1 |
1.40 ± 0.1 |
Ash |
5.5 ± 0.1 |
5.8 ± 0.1 |
NDF |
77.0 ± 0.1 |
70.6 ± 0.1 |
ADF |
46.5 ± 0.1 |
45.8 ± 0.1 |
Hemicellulose |
30.4 ± 0.1 |
24.2 ± 0.1 |
Cellulose |
38.0 ± 0.1 |
37.2 ± 0.1 |
Lignin |
7.85 ± 0.03 |
5.56 ± 0.04 |
aValues represent mean of three independent experiments ± standard deviation. Significant difference was only found for hemicellulose and lignin contents (P < 0.05) |
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