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Table 1 Rice straw recovery after pretreatment with alkali at different incubation temperatures and times

From: Polyhydroxyalkanoate production from rice straw hydrolysate obtained by alkaline pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis using Bacillus strains isolated from decomposing straw

2% (w/v) NaOH

2% (w/v) Ca(OH)2

20% aqueous ammonia

Temperature (°C)

Time (h)

Rice straw recovery (%)

Temperature (°C)

Time (h)

Rice straw recovery (%)

Temperature (°C)

Time (h)

Rice straw recovery (%)

30

1

84.4 ± 1.3

30

12

90.7 ± 1.5

50

5

85.8 ± 1.7

2.5

79.4 ± 1.5

24

89.4 ± 1.3

10

80.9 ± 1.4

5

73.5 ± 1.5

36

89.4 ± 1.1

15

79.9 ± 1.3

7.5

71.1 ± 1.4

48

88.0 ± 1.4

80

5

75.7 ± 1.2

10

70.2 ± 1.2

80

12

88.7 ± 1.5

10

72.5 ± 1.5

50

1

83.3 ± 1.4

24

86.9 ± 1.6

15

70.5 ± 1.0

2.5

71.6 ± 1.3

36

86.3 ± 1.2

   

5

67.4 ± 1.2

48

85.7 ± 1.1

   

7.5

64.4 ± 1.1

121

0.5

86.1 ± 1.7

   

10

63.4 ± 1.4

1

84.6 ± 1.9

   

80

1

63.0 ± 1.0

      

2

61.5 ± 1.2

      

3

60.1 ± 1.3

      

4

59.1 ± 1.0

      

5

59.0 ± 1.2

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