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Table 1 Biomass composition of raw Brazilian biomasses

From: Evaluating the composition and processing potential of novel sources of Brazilian biomass for sustainable biorenewables production

Biomass

Solubles

Silicon

Cellulose

Hemicellulose

Lignin

Maximum theoretical ethanol yield (L/dry ton)a

Productivity

(ton/ha)b

Maximum theoretical ethanol yield (L/ha)c

 

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

(%)

   

Sugarcane bagasse

3.39 ± 1.26

0.44 ± 0.03

39.44 ± 1.21

27.45 ± 2.08

27.79 ± 1.39

282.62

30

8,478.6

Panicum maximum

5.23 ± 2.37

1.07 ± 0.01

39.87 ± 1.97

26.62 ± 1.46

25.36 ± 1.06

285.70

30

8,571.0

Pennisetum purpureum

5.70 ± 2.25

0.85 ± 0.01

45.97 ± 3.10

27.03 ± 1.02

22.80 ± 1.26

329.41

35

11,529.4

Brachiaria brizantha

12.41 ± 3.69

1.38 ± 0.06

43.48 ± 1.84

23.23 ± 3.16

23.09 ± 0.73

311.57

20

6,231.4

E. grandis bark

28.29 ± 3.43

0.03 ± 0.01

39.54 ± 1.10

18.84 ± 4.11

21.57 ± 1.59

283.34

25

7,083.5

E. grandis x urophylla bark

28.13 ± 2.20

0.03 ± 0.01

40.36 ± 4.31

16.45 ± 3.05

22.18 ± 2.22

289.21

25

7,230.3

  1. a Calculated considering the total cellulose conversion in the sample, according to the National Renewable Energy Laboratory standards [19]. b Source: [11, 18]. c Calculated with base on total cellulose conversion in the sample and average Brazilian biomasses productivity (ton/ha).