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Table 1 Composition of various biomass substrates and maximum expected concentration of glucose, xylose, and lignin in pretreated biomass hydrolyzates (1% glucan loading basis) tested in this study

From: Lignin triggers irreversible cellulase loss during pretreated lignocellulosic biomass saccharification

Substrates

Biomass composition

Maximum concentration (g/L)

Glucan

Xylan

Lignin

Glucose

Xylose

Lignin

IL-CS

46.9%

29.8%

2.7%

11.11

7.22

0.58

AFEX-CS

34.6%

19.6%

11.0%

11.11

5.66

3.18

DA-CS

60.6%

3.3%

32.9%

11.11

0.62

5.43

  1. Compositional data are on a dry weight basis. Lignin values reported here are for acid-insoluble Klason lignin only. All analyses were carried out in triplicate with mean values reported. Standard deviations in all cases were less than 10% of the reported mean values.