Calculation of xylose and glucose production yields.

The xylose and glucose production yields in the hydrolysis of untreated and treated rice straw were calculated using the following equations (50): percent xylose yield = [(total xylose release × 0.88)/initial xylan loading] × 100, where 0.88 is the conversion factor of xylose to equivalent xylan, and percent glucose yield = [(total glucose release × 0.90)/initial glucan loading] × 100, where 0.90 is the conversion factor of glucose to equivalent glucan.