Table 1 Macromolecular composition of newspaper waste before and after EA pretreatment
From: Saccharification of newspaper waste after ammonia fiber expansion or extractive ammonia
Newspaper waste | ||
|---|---|---|
Untreated | EA pretreated | |
Moisture content | 7.00 ± 1.00 | 9.75 ± 0.07 |
Ash | 7.04 ± 0.14 | 7.25 ± 0.15 |
Structural carbohydrate | ||
Glucan | 44.21 ± 4.02 | 41.36 ± 0.01 |
Xylan | 5.11 ± 0.19 | 5.20 ± 0.22 |
Galactan | 1.81 ± 0.13 | 1.84 ± 0.03 |
Arabinan | 1.09 ± 0.09 | 1.73 ± 0.03 |
Mannan | 9.83 ± 0.47 | 8.16 ± 0.05 |
Lignin | ||
Acid insoluble lignin | 25.88 ± 2.48 | 30.03 ± 0.89 |
Acid soluble lignin | 0.96 ± 0.01 | 1.05 ± 0.19 |
Composition closure | 95.92 | 96.63 |