Table 2.

Compositional analysis of raw and alkali pretreated Parthenium sp.

Composition	Raw sample (mg/g)	Alkali treated (mg/g)
Cellulose	308.03 ± 0.6	402.03 ± 0.4
Pentosans	164.45 ± 0.2	200.34 ± 0.3
Klason lignin	181.28 ± 1.0	151.92 ± 0.5
Ash	87.12 ± 0.3	61.16 ± 0.1

Data represent mean ± SD.