Table 4 Typical composition and global availability of agricultural residues.
From: Agricultural byproducts-based biosorbents for purification of bioalcohols: a review
Agricultural residues | Non-wood fibers annual production (million tons) | Chemical composition of non-wood lignocellulosic biomass | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cellulose (%) | Hemicellulose (%) | Lignin (%) | ||
Barley straw | 51.3 | 33.3–42 | 20.4–28.0 | 17.1 |
Corn stover/straw | 376.8 | 35.0–42.6 | 17.0–35.0 | 7–21 |
Oat straw | 10.4 | 37.6 | 23.34 | 12.85 |
Rice straw | 657.5 | 32.0–47.0 | 18.0–28.0 | 5.5–24.0 |
Sorghum straw | 12.0 | 32.4 | 27.0 | 3.9 |
Wheat straw | 472.2 | 33.0–45.0 | 20.0–32.0 | 155.8–212.5 |
Sugarcane bagasse | 1044.8 | 45.4 | 28.7 | 474.3 |
Oil palm biomass | 63.9 | 35.8–56.0 | 21.9–44.0 | 22.9–35.8 |
Canola meal | 46.7 | 26.4 (cellulose + lignin) | 6.3 |  |