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Table 1 Chemical compositions of sugarcane bagasse samples

From: Impact of cultivar selection and process optimization on ethanol yield from different varieties of sugarcane

Component

55

70

74

120

Carbohydrates

    

Glucan

38.3 ± 0.5

37.4 ± 0.7

38.1 ± 1.0

39.6 ± 0.6

Xylan

23.3 ± 0.4

22.5 ± 0.1

21.6 ± 0.6

19.5 ± 0.3

Arabinan

2.0 ± 0.1

1.7 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

1.3 ± 0.1

Lignin

    

Acid soluble

3 ± 0.4

2.9 ± 0.4

2.8 ± 0.4

2.2 ± 0.1

Acid insoluble

17.3 ± 0.4

17.1 ± 0.2

19.5 ± 0.3

20.2 ± 0.2

Acetyl

3.3 ± 0.1

3.0 ± 0.2

2.8 ± 0.1

3.2 ± 0.2

Extractives

4.3 ± 0.9

4.8 ± 1.1

4.3 ± 0.1

5.0 ± 0.5

Ash

1.5 ± 0.1

1.9 ± 0.2

1.2 ± 0.1

1.3 ± 0.3

Mass closure

93.0

91.3

91.7

92.3

  1. Bagasse 55, 70 and 74 are from classical breeding varieties, and 120 is the industrial bagasse. Values are given in % of dry matter.