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Table 3 Contents of structural carbohydrates and lignin in aspen and spruce a

From: Evaluation of four ionic liquids for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Biomass

Glucan

Arabinan

Galactan

Xylan

Mannan

Total ligninb

Hybrid aspen

0.409 ± 0.015

0.008 ± 0.001

0.016 ± 0.001

0.166 ± 0.010

0.030 ± 0.012

0.234 ± 0.002

Norway spruce

0.394 ± 0.003

0.014 ± 0.001

0.020 ± 0.001

0.053 ± 0.001

0.104 ± 0.001

0.283 ± 0.002

  1. aReported as g of carbohydrate or lignin per g of wood (dry weight) with standard deviations.
  2. bKlason lignin and acid-soluble lignin.
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