Alkaline hydrolysis experiments were carried out by employing
either rawcorn cobs or CAR. Reactionswere performed at room
temperature usingNaOH as catalysts in a solid/liquid ratio between
0.028 and 0.084 g of raw material/g of NaOH solution. NaOH concentration
and reaction times were varied in the ranges 0.2–2.0N
and 1–24 h, respectively. All the treatmentswere conducted in triplicate,
and the