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Table 1 Compositional analysis of pine subjected to sulfur dioxide steam explosiona

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Sample

Glucan

Xylan

Mannan

ASLb

AILc

Sum

Untreated Pine d

42.9

6.0

12.9

0.5

33.2

99.1d

3.3% SO2 213°Ce

53.0

1.2

0.4

0.4

44.0

99.0

  1. aShown as percentage of each component on a dry weight basis
  2. bAcid-soluble lignin.
  3. cAcid-insoluble lignin.
  4. dBefore pretreatment, the pine wood also contained 2.5%galactan and 1.1% arabinan, which were not detected pine-wood sample after pretreatment. Sum includes the galactan and arabinan fractions.
  5. eReaction time of 5 minutes in SO2; percentage and temperature indicated.