Conclusions
Mission grass (P. polystachion) from Tak Province, Thailand, is a
potential lignocellulosic biomass candidate for the production of
bioethanol. After chemical pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis,
and fermentation, the highest ethanol yield of 16 g/L was achieved
within 24 h, using S. cerevisiae TISTR 5596 with overliming at pH
10. These obtained results are indicative of how we can make
use of Mission grass.