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

Dunnett et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2008 1:13   doi:10.1186/1754-6834-1-13