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. 2011 Sep 7;4:29. doi: 10.1186/1754-6834-4-29

Table 1.

Composition of pretreated corn stover solids and liquid fractions

Fraction/content Components
Solid fraction Ash Protein Lignin Glucan Xylan Galactan Arabinan Fructan

Concentration (% dry weight) 3.6 0 29.8 58.9 3.4 0.5 0.7 0

Liquid fraction Cellobiose Glucose Xylose Fructose Arabinose Galactose Acetic acid HMF Furfural

Concentration (g/l) 2.6 26.8 81.2 4.5 11.7 6.3 16.7 3.4 2.4

Total sugars (g/l) 29.3 89.9 13.4 6.4

Oligomeric sugars (g/l) 2.5 8.7 1.7 0.5

HMF = hydroxymethylfurfural.