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Table 1 Micronized biomass features

From: Automated assay for screening the enzymatic release of reducing sugars from micronized biomass

A

μm (standard deviation*)

 

d10

 

d50

d90

di

Wheat-straw

8.3 (1.0)

 

42.6 (0.0)

128.9 (2.2)

2.8 (0.1)

Spruce

22.2 (0.4)

 

106.1 (1.1)

387.6 (2.3)

3.4 (0.0)

  

g/100 g (standard deviation*)

B

Pore size(mm)

g/100 g (standard deviation*)

Arabinose

Xylose

Mannose

Galactose

Glucose

Wheat-straw

0.3

3.9 (0.2)

20.5 (1.1)

< 1

**

36.3 (1.8)

 

0.12

3.9 (0.1)

19.3 (0.9)

< 1

2.0 (0.3)

37.3 (1.0)

Spruce

0.3

1.4 (0.1)

6.6 (0.0)

13.6 (0.3)

2.4 (0.6)

54.4 (1.3)

  1. A, Particle size distribution of micronized biomass. Using data from Figure 4, the dispersion index (di) was determined as described in 'Methods'; *of a duplicate experiment. B, the sugar composition of micronized biomass passing through the indicated pore size was analyzed as described in 'Methods'; *of a triplicate experiment; **Not determined.