Table 2.
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 |