Bioresources and Bioprocessing

Table 1 Composition of agro-industrial wastes

From: Agro-industrial wastes and their utilization using solid state fermentation: a review

Agro-industrial wastes	Chemical composition (% w/w)						References
Agro-industrial wastes	Cellulose	Hemicellulose	Lignin	Ash (%)	Total solids (%)	Moisture (%)	References
Sugarcane bagasse	30.2	56.7	13.4	1.9	91.66	4.8	El-Tayeb et al. (2012) and Nigam et al. (2009)
Rice straw	39.2	23.5	36.1	12.4	98.62	6.58	El-Tayeb et al. (2012)
Corn stalks	61.2	19.3	6.9	10.8	97.78	6.40	El-Tayeb et al. (2012)
Sawdust	45.1	28.1	24.2	1.2	98.54	1.12	El-Tayeb et al. (2012) and Martin et al. (2012)
Sugar beet waste	26.3	18.5	2.5	4.8	87.5	12.4	El-Tayeb et al. (2012)
Barley straw	33.8	21.9	13.8	11	_	_	Nigam et al. (2009)
Cotton stalks	58.5	14.4	21.5	9.98	_	7.45	Nigam et al. (2009)
Oat straw	39.4	27.1	17.5	8	_	_	Martin et al. (2012)
Soya stalks	34.5	24.8	19.8	10.39	_	11.84	Motte et al. (2013)
Sunflower stalks	42.1	29.7	13.4	11.17	_	_	Motte et al. (2013)
Wheat straw	32.9	24.0	8.9	6.7	95.6	7	Nigam et al. (2009) and Martin et al. (2012)

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