Table 1 Biomass carbohydrate composition
Polymer sugar on biomass | Softwood un-debarked loblolly pine chips (21A) | Hardwood debarked maple chips (22A) | Switchgrass Alamo variety (25A) |
|---|---|---|---|
Arabinan (%) | 1.89 | 0.51 | 3.30 |
Galactan (%) | 3.01 | 0.47 | 1.04 |
Glucan (%) | 33.2 | 41.1 | 33.2 |
Xylan (%) | 5.90 | 14.3 | 21.7 |
Mannan (%) | 7.81 | 2.17 | 0.22 |
Total (%) | 51.8 | 58.6 | 59.5 |