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Bioethanol for sustainable transportation - Nemo - VTT

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Composition of lignocelluloses<br />

Lignin: 15-25%<br />

Complex aromatic structure<br />

Very high energy content<br />

Resists biochemical conversion<br />

Hemicellulose: 23-32%<br />

Polymer of 5- and 6-carbon sugars<br />

Xylose is the 2 nd most<br />

abundant sugar in biosphere<br />

Cellulose: 38-50%<br />

Most abundant <strong>for</strong>m<br />

of carbon in biosphere<br />

Polymer of glucose,<br />

good biochemical feedstock

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