3.7. Determination of mono-saccharides before and after
fermentation
The concentration of monosaccharides resulted from the hydrolysis of bagasse by T. viride F-94 and A. terreus F-98 before and
after fermentation by C. tropicalis Y-26 and S. cerevisiae Y-39
have been measured (Tables 6 and 7). The percentage decrease
of hemi-cellulose and cellulose after biological hydrolysis was
in parallel relation with the produced types of sugars and concentration of TRS. The saccharification of bagasse with T. viride
F-94 afforded the following: glucose (20.89 g/L), xylose (5.08 g/
L) and rhamnose (5.18). While the saccharification of bagasse
with A. terreus F-98 led to glucose (17.05 g/L), xylose (4.19 g/
L), rhamnose (1.38) and arabinose (0.73). In this study; all kinds
of sugars detected in hydrolysates were not completely consumed. However, the yeast strains under study fermented both
glucose and xylose to ethanol.