S. No. | Particulars (%) | E. binata | Bamboo [26] | Lemon grass [21] | Sofia grass [21] |
1 | Cold water solubility | 5.8 | 3.7 | 10.9 | 8.6 |
2 | Hot water solubility | 9.3 | 6.7 | 12.1 | 7.4 |
3 | NaOH solubility | 38.0 | 24.7 | 30.6 | 28.2 |
4 | Ethanol-benzene solubility | 3.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 5.9 |
5 | *Holocellulose | 73.1 | 73.8 | 72.1 | 72.2 |
6 | *α-Cellulose | 46.0 | 45.1 | 44.2 | 45.6 |
7 | *Pentosan | 21.4 | 16.0 | 25.6 | 21.9 |
8 | *ӝLignin | 21.2 | 24.7 | 17.4 | 17.0 |
9 | Ash content | 6.1 | 2.6 | 7.05 | 5.1 |