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Table 2 Chemical composition of the insoluble pretreated corn stover and pretreated sugarcane straw samples

From: Recalcitrant carbohydrates after enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass

Structural component

Insoluble biomass composition (% DM)

Pretreated corn stover

Pretreated sugarcane straw

Cellulose

 Glucan

34.42 ± 0.21

34.52 ± 0.32

Hemicellulose

 Xylan

3.26 ± 0.36

4.37 ± 0.40

 Arabinan

0.33 ± 0.04

0.55 ± 0.07

 Mannan

0.00 ± 0.00

0.24 ± 0.03

 Klason lignin

18.03 ± 0.08

18.51 ± 0.05

 Ash

2.40 ± 0.10

2.41 ± 0.08

 Total

58.44 ± 0.79

60.59 ± 0.95

  1. Contents are expressed on a dry weight basis as an average (±standard deviation) of duplicate determinations
  2. Samples were pretreated using the two-stage acid hydrolysis method as described in experimental procedures
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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