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Table 1 Composition of pretreated corn stover solids and liquid fractions

From: Comparative performance of precommercial cellulases hydrolyzing pretreated corn stover

Fraction/content

Components

Solid fraction

Ash

Protein

Lignin

Glucan

Xylan

Galactan

Arabinan

Fructan

 

Concentration (% dry weight)

3.6

0

29.8

58.9

3.4

0.5

0.7

0

 

Liquid fraction

Cellobiose

Glucose

Xylose

Fructose

Arabinose

Galactose

Acetic acid

HMF

Furfural

Concentration (g/l)

2.6

26.8

81.2

4.5

11.7

6.3

16.7

3.4

2.4

Total sugars (g/l)

 

29.3

89.9

 

13.4

6.4

   

Oligomeric sugars (g/l)

 

2.5

8.7

 

1.7

0.5

   
  1. HMF = hydroxymethylfurfural.