Table 1.
Chemical composition of untreated and SHS-treated OPMF.
| Sample | Treatment | Chemical composition * (%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temp (±2 °C) | Time (h) | Hemicellulose | Cellulose | Lignin | Ash | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 33.10 ± 2.01 | 42.81 ± 0.69 | 20.49 ± 3.44 | 3.59 ± 0.74 |
| 2 | 190 | 1 | 26.13 ± 0.18 | 41.39 ± 0.06 | 28.44 ± 1.27 | 4.04 ± 1.02 |
| 3 | 2 | 22.47 ± 1.67 | 40.46 ± 2.52 | 33.38 ± 1.34 | 3.69 ± 0.49 | |
| 4 | 3 | 19.71 ± 0.72 | 37.50 ± 0.18 | 38.72 ± 1.04 | 4.07 ± 0.14 | |
| 5 | 210 | 1 | 16.80 ± 2.15 | 33.75 ± 2.28 | 45.19 ± 4.66 | 4.26 ± 0.85 |
| 6 | 2 | 12.82 ± 1.75 | 32.85 ± 0.12 | 49.81 ± 1.91 | 4.52 ± 0.83 | |
| 7 | 3 | 11.50 ± 1.19 | 30.75 ± 1.09 | 52.30 ± 0.92 | 5.44 ± 0.37 | |
| 8 | 230 | 1 | 11.42 ± 0.21 | 33.61 ± 1.10 | 49.73 ± 0.70 | 5.24 ± 0.45 |
| 9 | 2 | 9.42 ± 1.16 | 34.35 ± 1.33 | 50.63 ± 1.76 | 5.59 ± 0.05 | |
| 10 | 3 | 9.71 ± 0.88 | 28.89 ± 1.75 | 55.22 ± 1.87 | 6.18 ± 0.75 | |
* Data provided is mean of duplicate samples.