Can i use UV-Spectrophotometer to determine lignin, cellulose and hemicellulose content of water hyacinth?

29 October 2018 1 5K Report

I would like to determine lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose content of water hyacinth before and after thermal pre-treatment. Can i use UV Spectrophotometer to determine the content or please advise me another methods. Thank you

Hendri Rantau

Thank you Tazien for your answer and recommendation.

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