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Table 1 Preliminary characteristic of corn stover and carrot in dry mass

From: Insect biorefinery: a green approach for conversion of crop residues into biodiesel and protein

Parameters

Corn stover

Waste carrot

Crude fat (%)

4.61 ± 0.05

ND

Crude protein (%)

8.49 ± 0.07

ND

Cellulose (%)

32.49 ± 1.62

4.32 ± 1.28

Hemicellulose (%)

30.5 ± 0.80

4.29 ± 0.59

Lignin (%)

9.76 ± 0.10

10.26 ± 1.09

Water content (%)

0

92.50 ± 0.16

  1. ND not determined