Table 2.
Chemical and Elemental Composition of Biomass Feedstocks

(wt.%) SAL CCNS Pinus Avicel
C 53.0 48.8 47.8 42.0
H 5.5 6.0 6.4 6.4
N 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1
S 0.9 0.1 0.0 0.0
O* 40.3 45.0 45.6 51.5
Extractives 8.3 ± 0.5 0.1 ± 0.1 4.0 ± 0.1 -
Holocellulose 46.5 ± 1.2 69.3 ± 0.5 73.8 ± 0.6 96.7 ± 0.1
Lignin 65.5 ± 0.6 37.3 ± 1.0 31.8 ± 0.0 -
Ash 0.9 ± 0.1 0.5 ± 0.0 0.7 ± 0.0 0.1 ± 0.0
Oxygen = 100 - (C + H + N + S).