The researchers found that treating wheat straw with sodium hydroxide before using enzymes can increase the amount of sugar produced. They tested different conditions and found that using 1% sodium hydroxide, 5% wheat straw, and 60 minutes of treatment worked best. They also optimized the enzyme process, finding that using 8% wheat straw, 35 FPU of enzyme per gram of straw, a temperature of 50°C, a pH of 5.3, and 96 hours of processing time resulted in the highest sugar yield. The sugar yield was 60.73%, which is 53.35% higher than untreated wheat straw.