In this study, rapeseed straw was pretreated with Co-60-gamma radiation and digested with cellulase to improve sugar production. The compositions of straw were analyzed. Results showed that there were remarkable changes in total reducing sugar and an increase in the degradation of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. At a dose of 1200 kGy, 39.3 times more reducing sugar from the irradiated straw was released, as compared to the control (not irradiated) straw (35.34 vs. 0.90 mg/g). Furthermore, both the total content and the number of species of sugar compounds increased. Enzymatic digestion of...
