Microwave-Assisted Hydrolysis of Cellulose in Towel and Wheat Straw Using Freeze-Thawing with NaOH

The aim of this study was to produce a high yield of direct hydrolysis of glucose from a cotton towel and wheat straw by microwave-assisted (MW) treatment. To this effect, a freeze-thawing with 3% NaOH was added before MW treatment. Multiple MW parameters were tested. For the towel, the highest glucose yield of 42.4% based on freeze-thawing with 3% NaOH-treated sample was observed after MW treatment at 200 °C for 30 s with 2% sulfuric acid as a...