Compound Corn cobs Rice straw Sugarcane bagasse Wheat straw g L-1 % w/w g L-1 % w/w g L-1 % w/w g L-1 % w/w Xylose 12.3 ± 0.64 24.5 ± 1.28 6.5 ± 0.50 13.0 ± 1.0 9.0 ± 0.30 18 ± 0.60 8.12 ± 0.14 16.2 ± 0.28 -33   -23.2   -32   -27.7   Glucose 0.87 ± 0.25 1.73 ± 0.50 0.77 ± 0.20 1.53 ± 0.41 1.5 ± 0.45 2.9 ± 0.90 0.47 ± 0.05 0.9 ± 0.11 -1.7   -4.4   -7.5   -1.5   Arabinose 1.9 ± 0.30 3.87 ± 0.60 0.4 ± 0.53 0.77 ±1.06 0.53 ± 0.15 1.0 ± 0.30 1.3 ± 0.35 2.7 ± 0.70 -1.8   -1.3   -2   -2.7   Acetic acid 1.47 ± 0.31 2.94 ± 0.06 0.2 ± 0.27 0.4 ± 0.54 1.45 ± 0.42 2.9 ± 0.84 0.47 ± 0.15 0.94 ± 0.30 -6.3   -4   -6   -3.5   Acid soluble Lignin 1.8 ± 0.03 3.6 ± 0.06 2.8 ± 0.08 5.6 ± 0.17 3.60 ± 0.16 7.2 ± 0.32 0.9 ± 0.08 1.8 ± 0.16 -4.1   -8.4   -10.8   -2.7   5- HMF 0.09 ± 0.06 0.18 ± 0.12 0.3 ± 0.01 0.6 ± 0.02 0.42 ± 0.08 0.84 ± 0.16 0.01 ± 0.05 0.02 ± 0.1 -0.1   -0.8   -1   -0.03   Furfural 0.05 ± 0.02 0.1 ± 0.04 0.027 ± 0.01 0.05 ± 0.02 0.04 ± 0.005 0.08 ± 0.01 0.03 ± 0.01 0.06 ± 0.02 -0.04   -0.02   -0.03   -0.05

Table 3: Composition of Hemicellulose hydrolysates rich in xylose. Values presented are mean of triplicates ± SD before concentration. Parentheses indicate the concentrated values upon vacuum freeze drying.