ABSTRACT Sago waste is a lignocellulosic material that can be used as a raw material for making bioethanol. The lignin content in lignocellulose can inhibit the rate of saccharification by blocking access to cellulase enzymes in cellulose. The pretreatment stage is the initial stage of the conversion process of lignocellulose to bioethanol with the aim of reducing lignin levels in lignocel…