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Table 3 Chemical composition of sugarcane residues

From: Techno-economic comparison of ethanol and electricity coproduction schemes from sugarcane residues at existing sugar mills in Southern Africa

Component (%)

Bagasse1

Trash2

Cellulose

41.1

39.8

Hemicelluloses

26.4

28.6

Lignin

21.7

22.5

Ash

4.0

2.4

Extractives

6.8

6.7

  1. 1Average of measurements for South African bagasse [47, 48].
  2. 2Composition taken Oliveira et al, [49].