Compositional analysis of lignocellulosic materials: Evaluation of an economically viable method suitable for woody and non-woody biomass

摘要

The determination of the composition of lignocellulosic substrate is a crucial step in order to determine the overall efficiency of the processes designed to convert lignocelluloses to ethanol. Standard methods as gravimetric, chromatography, and spectroscopic are routinely explored in the scientific literature. This paper details our investigations in the application of economically viable gravimetric methods particularly suitable for developing countries. The methods were proven to be reproducible and rep resentative for the analysis of biomass as sugarcane bagasse, siam weed, shea tree sawdust