Determination of Cellulosic Glucan Content in Starch Containing Feedstocks (Laboratory Analytical Procedure)

Technical Report · Fri Feb 26 00:00:00 EST 2021

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1769850· OSTI ID:1769850

Michel, Katie P. ^[1]; Sluiter, Justin B.  ^[1]; Payne, Courtney  ^[1]; Ness, Ryan ^[1]; Thornton, Brittany ^[1]; Reed, Michelle ^[1]; Schwartz, Alexa ^[1]; Wolfrum, Ed J.  ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Carbohydrates make up a major portion of biomass samples. These carbohydrates are polysaccharides constructed primarily of glucose, xylose, arabinose, galactose, and mannose monomeric subunits. One such polysaccharide is starch, which is present in certain types of biomass. Starch will contribute to the overall glucose measurement when it breaks into the glucose subunit. Starch is often a more readily accessible source of glucose than structurally bound glucose polymers. Due to the different chemical nature of the glucan species, it is often advantageous to determine the amount of cellulosic glucose separately from the starch glucan.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Transportation Office. Bioenergy Technologies Office
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1769850
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-2800-76724; MainId:9385; UUID:54084652-9513-4293-806c-995450785924; MainAdminID:19823
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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