Optimization of Sulfide/Sulfite Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Lactic Acid Production

Table 2

Composition of biomass before pretreatment.

Components	Corncob (CC)	Bagasse (BG)	Water hyacinth (WH)	Rice husk (RH)
Extractives (wt% dry)	6.98±0.57	7.65±0.61	17.59±0.82	20.88±0.57
Hemicellulose (wt% dry)	43.42±1.45	33.18±1.03	42.29±1.38	24.20±1.05
Lignin (wt% dry)	13.56±0.74	18.30±0.78	4.23±0.38	20.23±0.74
Cellulose (wt% dry)	38.98±1.05	41.29±1.41	20.37±0.94	33.58±0.94

Duplicate results.