Microwave treatment of sugarcane bagasse with 1%
NaOH at 600 W for 4 min followed by enzymatic hydrolysis gave reducing sugar yield of 0.665 g/g dry
biomass, while combined microwave-alkali-acid treatment with 1% NaOH followed by 1% sulfuric acid,
the reducing sugar yield increased to 0.83 g/g dry biomass.