Question

Chemical and physical properties of sugarcane bagasse irradiated with rays

Answer 1

Sugarcane bagasse was irradiated with y rays of “Co at the dose range of 0-300 Mrd, and the changes in chemical and physical properties of the bagasse

Answer 2

pass a 1.25-cm screen, and the fiber and pith were separated

by a vibratory screen. Hemicellulose-free material was obtained by treating ba-gasse with 1 N NaOH or 1 Nh2s04 for 1 h at 121 C.