Process design of SSCF for ethanol production from steam-pretreated, acetic-acid-impregnated wheat straw

Table 2 Composition of steam-pretreated wheat straw (average and SD of three measurements)

	Ave. content	SD
DM (%)	16.7	0.3
WIS (%)	11.9	0.4
Content in solid fraction (% WIS)
Glucan	44.7	1.5
Xylan	11.9	0.8
Lignin^a	32.0	0.9
Content in liquid fraction (g/L)
Glucose^b	6.5 (1.0)	0.0
Xylose^b	36.3 (9.9)	0.1
Acetic acid	4.6	0.0
Furfural	1.5	0.0
HMF	0.2	0.0

^aAcid-soluble and -insoluble lignin and lignin ash are included
^bBoth monomeric and oligomeric forms are included; concentration of monomeric sugars are in parenthesis

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