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Table 1 Compositions

From: Cell-wall structural changes in wheat straw pretreated for bioethanol production

 

Cellulose

Xylan

Arabinan

Klason lignin

Ash

Straw, untreated

39.8

24.5

2.8

22.6

4.2

Pretreated straw

59.0

5.2

0.0

25.5

5.6

Delignified, pretreated straw

75.1

9.8

0.0

0.0

8.8

Steam-exploded straw

56.7

7.8

0.7

23.6

6.3

  1. Contents expressed as percentages, based on dry matter.