Bamboo shoots, 2- and 5-year-old bamboo were compared in NaOH + UHPE pretreatments.
Bamboo shoots, 2- and 5-year-old bamboo had different composition.
Bamboo shoots, 2-year-old bamboo were better feedstocks than 5-year-old bamboo.
NaOH + UHPE pretreatment significantly enhanced enzymatic digestibility of bamboo.
NaOH + UHPE pretreatment reduced the degree of polymerization of bamboo cellulose.