Research Article
Synthesis and Characterization of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Corncob Using Solid Sulfonated Carbon Catalyst
Table 2
Chemical composition of raw corncob.
| Chemical composition | Corncob (/%) | NaOH-treated corncob (/%) |
| Extractives | 5.8 | 3.21 | Cellulose | 52.64 | 59.83 | Hemicellulose | 17.81 | 17.08 | Lignin | 23.75 | 19.88 |
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