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Table 7 Composition of raw and acid-impregnated corn stover feedstock used in this work (on a whole dry weight basis)

From: Assessing pretreatment reactor scaling through empirical analysis

 

Glucan (%)

Xylan (%)

Galactose (%)

Arabinan (%)

Lignin (%)

Ash (%)

Acetyl (%)

Total mass closure (%)

Corn stover

35.8

19.5

2.5

4.1

15.8

5.8

2.2

98.0

Acid-impregnated corn stover

39.5

21.1

1.6

2.4

18.7

2.6

1.6

96.0