Due to bamboo’s high cellulose content ,it is a major promising cellulose feedstock for bioethanol production.
To produce bioethanol from bamboo, the fractionation, pretreatment step, to separate the fermentable sugars from bamboo is essential first
In this study, we compared UHPE of bamboo shoots, 2- and 5-year-old bamboo. The chemical changes of the cell-wall components and particle size changes were investigated, as well as the enzymatic digestibility and ethanol fermentation of the pretreated bamboo substrates were evaluated.