Abstract
Rice straw is composed mostly of polysaccharides (approximately 70%) with glucose being the main sugar of the cellulosic fraction and xylose of the hemicellulosic fraction. These sugars can be fermented by specific microorganisms, such as Candida guilliermondii, to obtain important products within a biorefinery context, such as ethanol and xylitol. For the production of these bioproducts …