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Table 3 Chemical composition of dominant components in the dry corn stover before and after pretreatment

From: Rhodosporidium toruloides: a new platform organism for conversion of lignocellulose into terpene biofuels and bioproducts

 

Solid recovery/%

Glucan/wt%

Xylan/wt%

Lignin/wt%

Untreated corn stover

/

38.90 ± 0.04

24.77 ± 0.01

18.42 ± 0.27

Pretreated corn stover

60.0

48.35 ± 0.06

28.92 ± 0.05

13.12 ± 0.03

  1. Pretreatment conditions: 20 wt% biomass loading, 80 wt% [Ch][α-Kg] (40 wt% in H2O), 120 °C, 4 h
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Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts

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