Enzymatic Saccharification and Ethanol Fermentation of Reed Pretreated with Liquid Hot Water

Table 1

Chemical compositions of reed and other biomass sources (%, by dry weight).

Compositions	Reed	Rice Straw	Corn stover	Wheat straw
Glucan	40.5	34.6	36.1	37.8
Xylan	25.9	21.3	21.4	22.8
Klason lignin	16.2	9.6	17.2	16.3
Acid-soluble lignin	2.0	3.4	—	1.8
Ash	3.6	14.5	7.1	6.3