3.4. Analysis of Solubility and Alcohol - Benzene
Extractives
The results of the analyses for the three analyzed
alternatives are shown in Table 3.
From their analyses, it can be observed that
a. The soluble content in hot water decreased by
60-65% approximately and 40-45% of its initial
value, respectively, for the wet bales bagasse “IN”
and “DH”.
b. On the other hand, the soluble content in 1.0%
NaOH decreased 15-20%, respectively, for the “IN”
and “DH” cases. In the case of “PR”, the decrease
was of 7-10%.
c. The extractives in alcohol-benzene decreased
approximately 30-35% (“IN”), 15-20% (“DH”) and
20% (“PR”).