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Table 1 Composition of pretreated biomasses

From: Adsorption of β-glucosidases in two commercial preparations onto pretreated biomass and lignin

     

Composition (% of dry matter)

Abbreviation

Biomass

Origin

Pretreatment method

Pretreatment conditions (time (min)/temperature (°C))

Glucan

Xylan

Arabinan

Mannan

Galactan

Lignin

Ash

PWS

Wheat straw

Denmark

Steam

14.8 / 195

51.0 ±0.4

4.1 ±0.2

0.0 ±0.0

-

-

33.0 ±0.3

5.1 ±0.1

PSB

Sugarcane bagasse

LA, USA

Steam

12.0 / 196

52.7 ±0.7

4.1 ±0.1

0.7 ±0.0

-

-

31.0 ±0.8

7.4 ±0.6

EFB

Empty fruit bunches

Malaysia

Steam

13.0 / 199

43.5 ±0.8

4.9 ±0.2

0.0 ±0.0

-

-

37.6 ±0.8

3.5 ±0.3

PCS

Corn stover

MN, USA

Steam

17.4/195

44.1 ±2.7

3.2 ±0.6

0.1 ±0.0

-

-

28.1 ±1.4

15.2 ±0.5

HWS

Wheat straw

Denmark

H2SO4 impregnation, steam

12.0/180

49.4 ± 0.9

4.5 ±0.2

1.0 ±0.2

-

-

33.3 ±0.6

5.4 ±0.2

SES

Spruce

Sweden

Steam explosion

5 to 7/210 to 215 + 2% to 3% SO2

38.5 ±0.3

2.3 ±0.2

0.4 ±0.0

3.5 ± 0.2

0.5 ± 0.1

50.6 ±1.5

1.0 ±0.3

OWS1

Wheat straw

Denmark

Organosolv

60/200 + 1% H2SO4

63.5 ±0.6

8.3 ±0.1

0.1 ±0.0

-

-

13.1 ±0.3

4.8 ±0.1

OWS2

Wheat straw

Denmark

Organosolv

60/200 + 1% H2SO4

60.7 ±1.1

7.2 ±0.0

0.1 ±0.0

-

-

20.6 ±0.4

3.0 ±0.1

  1. The composition (in % of dry matter) of the pretreated biomasses is measured according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory procedure for structural carbohydrates and lignin in biomass. [47].