Eichhornia crassipes (Mart.) Solms: Uses, Challenges, Threats, and Prospects

Table 1

Analysis of dried biomass of water hyacinth.

S.no.	Dried weight composition (%)	Stems	Roots	Leaves
1	Nitrogen	0.2	0.1	0.3
2	Ash	21.20	50.11	13.10
3	Lignin	18.36	15.67	5.49
4	Calorific value (kJ/g-DW)	14.55	9.25	15.33
5	Hemicelluloses	28.35	16.23	31.81
6	Lipid	0.98	0.65	1.93
7	Carbon	29.55	27.22	30.33
8	Protein	7.70	3.33	21.97
9	Cellulose	29.33	18.11	29.86