Table 3.
Feedstock properties
Property | Unit | Crop residue |
Hybrid poplar |
Yield | odt ha-1 year-1 | 5.0 | 25.0 |
Cellulose | %DM* | 36.4 | 44.7 |
Hemicellulose | %DM | 22.6 | 18.6 |
Lignin | %DM | 16.6 | 26.4 |
Inert mass | %DM | 24.4 | 10.3 |
HHV | MJ.kg-1 | 15.2 | 18.5 |
* Percentage dry matter content determined on a wet basis