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. 2013 Feb;79(4):1316–1324. doi: 10.1128/AEM.02865-12

Table 2.

Pretreated biomasses of spruce, giant cane, and wheat straw and their glucan and xylan content

Type of plant biomass Pretreatment Content (% [wt/wt])
Company
Glucan Xylan
Spruce 1 day with 20% HCl 55 0.0 GreenSugar
Spruce 15 min with SO2 and 6 to 8 min at 195°C 48 0.5 Sekab
Giant reed 1 day with 20% HCl 54 9 GreenSugar
Wheat straw 1 day with 20% HCl 47 12 GreenSugar
Giant reed 3 min with 200°C 35 13 Chemtex
Wheat straw 1 day with 5% HCl 36 21 GreenSugar