d="p0005">Assessment of SO3 micro-thermal explosion pretreatment on wheat straw was conducted.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0010">77.5% of lignin in wheat straw was removed after pretreatment.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0015">Cellulose and hemicellulose were almost not to be degraded to form inhibitor.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0020">The highest saccharification rate of the pretreated wheat straw was 89.3%.
dd><dt class="label">•dt><dd>d="p0025">Hydration of SO3 and esterification of lignin were the key factors of the process.
dd>dl>