Table 1

Composition of some lignocellulosic raw materials (% of dry matter)
Raw material
 Glucan
 Mannan
 Galactan
 Xylan
 Arabinan
 Lignin
 Ref
Agricultural residues
Corn stover
 36.4
 0.6
 1.0
 18.0
 3.0
 16.6
 [151]
Rice straw
 34.2
 -
 -
 24.5
 -
 11.9
 [151]
Sugar cane bagasse
 40.2
 0.5
 1.4
 22.5
 2.0
 25.2
 [152]
Wheat straw
 38.2
 0.3
 0.7
 21.2
 2.5
 23.4
 [151]
Switch grass
 31.0
 0.3
 0.9
 20.4
 2.8
 17.6
 [151]
Hardwood
Salix
 41.5
 3.0
 2.1
 15.0
 1.8
 25.2
 [153]
Softwood
Pine
 46.4
 11.7
 -
 8.8
 2.4
 29.4
 [151]
Spruce
 49.9
 12.3
 2.3
 5.3
 1.7
 28.7
 [35]

Olofsson et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2008 1:7   doi:10.1186/1754-6834-1-7