Table 10 |
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Physical properties of pretreated wheat straw. |
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No. of treatments |
3 |
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Moisture content (g H2O/g dry matter) |
0.18 |
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Cellulose (%) |
36.9 |
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Hemicellulose (%) |
27.9 |
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Lignin (%) |
10.7 |
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Cell solubles (%) |
19.9 |
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Protein (%) |
2.3 |
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Ash (%) |
2.2 |
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Average length (mm) |
2.9 ± 0.9 |
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Average width (mm) |
0.8 ± 0.3 |
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Brown et al. Biotechnology for Biofuels 2010 3:6 doi:10.1186/1754-6834-3-6 |
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