Lignocellulosic biomass

% Cellulose

% Hemicelluloses

% Lignin

Sugarcane bagasse

40

24

25

Corn straw

40

25

17

Corncob

39

35

15

Corn fiber

15

35

8

Cotton stem

31

11

30

Rice straw

35

25

12

Soy straw

25

12

18

Wheat bran

10 - 15

35 - 39

8.3 - 12.5

Wheat straw

38.2

21.2

23.4

Wheat chaff

38

36

16

Grass

25 - 40

35 - 50

10 - 30

Hardwood (hybrid poplar)

44.7

18.6

26.4

Softwood (pine)

44.6

21.9

27.7

Paper residues

76

13

11