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Table 1 Composition of untreated corn stover fractions (percentage of dry matter)

From: Glucose recovery from different corn stover fractions using dilute acid and alkaline pretreatment techniques

Composition

Cob

Stalk

Leaf

Cellulose (%)

32.56 ± 0.19b

40.45 ± 1.46a

33.56 ± 0.89b

Hemicellulose (%)

38.42 ± 1.45a

20.66 ± 1.15d

25.00 ± 1.63c

Lignin (%)

15.59 ± 0.56e

19.75 ± 0.65d

14.35 ± 0.32e

Ash content (%)

1.39 ± 0.01g

2.25 ± 0.10g

5.70 ± 0.25f

Others (%)

12.04 ± 0.00

16.76 ± 0.00

21.32 ± 0.00

  1. As shown in Table 1 the superscripts (a, b, c, d, e, f and g) indicate comparison in composition between the different constituents
  2. Identical letters within a row represent no significant difference in the observed data at 5% level significance