Abstract
Background: Rapid depletion in petroleum resources coupled with environmental pollution from the burning of coal and oil has led to the search for alternative energy sources. Lignocellulostarch biomasses (LCSBs) comprising peels of root crops and vegetables causes environmental hazards due to their non-judicious disposal. They are highly recalcitrant to breakdown necessitating effective pretreatment to exploit their use as bioethanol feedstock. Although microwave (MW)- assisted chemical pretreatment has emerged as a cost-effective process for lignocellulosic biomass, there is no information on its efficacy in deconstructing LCSBs that also contain appreciable quantities of starch. Keywords: Dilute acid pretreatment, lignocellulo-starch biomass, microwave, overall conversion efficiency, polysaccharide changes, saccharification.
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