eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biosciences Biotechnology Research Asia 0973-1245 2016-05-06 8 2 765 769 9620 article C. Soundarrajan 1 S. John Vennison 2 K. Saraswathi 3 E.S. Challary Emmanuel 4 Corrosion Protection Division, Central Electrochemical Research Institute Karaikudi - 630 006 (India). Department of Biotechnology, Anna University of Technology, Tiruchirappalli - 620 024 (India). Department of Botany, Thiagarajar College, Madurai - 625 009 (India). Department of Microbiology, St. George College, Bangalore - 560 033 (India). Cellulose is a linear polymer of glucose in plants. It is associated with hemicelluloses and other structural polysaccharides, and surrounded by a lignin seal. The lignin encapsulation prevents enzymes and acids from accessing some regions of the cellulose polymers. Treatment of lignocellulosic wastes increases the accessible surface area of cellulose and enhances conversion of the cellulose to glucose. In present study, sieve analysis was carried out in order to study the optimum size of ligno cellulosic material required for the effective degradation of lignin. The lignocellulosic waste namely bagasse was powdered and sieved through -22,-30,-44 and -52 mesh sizes using sieve shaker and then treated with 2% NaOH. The efficacy of the treatment was analyzed by FTIR spectroscopy. https://www.biotech-asia.org/vol8no2/does-chip-size-of-the-lignocellulosic-bagasse-influence-lignin-degradation-with-naoh-treatment/ Cellulose; Lignin; Lignocellulose; FTIR