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Table 1 Chemical compositions of various lignocellulose biomass (percentage in dry weight basis)

From: Microbial delignification and hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass to enhance biofuel production: an overview and future prospect

Lignocellulose biomass type

Composition

Reference

Cellulose

Lignin

Hemicellulose

Arabinose

Corn stover

36

17.2

21

3.5

Ohgren et al. 2007

Olive tree

25

19

15

2.4

Cohen et al. 2017

Rice straw

41

10

15

5

Niladevi et al. 2007

Switch grass

32

23

20

4

Foston and Ragauskas 2010

Wheat straw

32

15

37

4–8

Tsegaye et al. 2017

Poplar wood

40

29

15

1

Foston and Ragauskas 2010

Eucalyptus

50

28

11

< 1

Feijoo et al. 2008

Pine wood

45

28

6

2

Perestelo et al. 1989

Sorghum straw

33.5

18

25.5

–

Mishra et al. 2017

Barley hall

34

16.5

36

–

Zimmermann and Broda 1989

Barley straw

39

8

28

–

Zimmermann and Broda 1989

Rice husk

32

18

20.5

–

Haider 2013

Conifers

43–46

27–32

5–10

0.5–2

Wagner et al. 2009