Supplementary data

Figure 1: FTIR spectra of native and acid pretreated sugarcane tops

Native
2914.32

896.90
1612.49
3302.13

1316.45

781.17
1045.12

617.22
1122.57

468.70
Acid pretreated

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Figure 2: Scanning electron micrographs of (a) native and (b) acid pretreated sugarcane tops

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Figure 3: X-ray diffraction pattern of native and acid pretreated sugarcane tops