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  Lignin and Other Constituents of

Selected Organic Materials
   
  

    Substrate 
    Lignin 
    Cell Wall 
    Lignin/cell wall 
    Crude Protein 
    Cell Soluble 
      
  

  

    Wheat straw 
    8.9 
    77.1 
    11.6 
    9.3 
    22.9 
      
  

  

    Corn stalks 
    3.9 
    49.6 
    7.8 
    6.6 
    50.4 
    
  

  

    Corn leaves 
    3.8 
    59.3 
    6.5 
    19.0 
    40.7 
      
  

  

    Cattails 
    8.5 
    63.5 
    13.4 
    13.6 
    36.5 
      
  

  

    Treated kelp 
    6.0 
    33.2 
    18.1 
    30.0 
    66.8 
      
  

  

    Water hyacinth 
    8.7 
    60.1 
    14.5 
    17.7 
    39.9 
      
  

  

    Corn meal 
    2.0 
    21.6 
    9.1 
    11.1 
    78.4 
      
  

  

    Newsprint 
    20.9 
    88.7 
    23.6 
    5.1 
    11.3 
      
  

  

    Elephant m. 
    10.4 
    77.4 
    13.5 
    7.0 
    22.6 
      
  

  

    Chicken m. 
    3.4 
    454.2 
    7.5 
    33.9 
    54.8 
      
  

  

    Pig m. 
    2.2 
    40.5 
    5.4 
    27.6 
    59.5 
      
  

  

    Cow m. 
    8.1 
    57.1 
    14.1 
    19.4 
    42.9 
      
  

  

    Cow m. 
    7.9 
    52.3 
    15.1 
    20.1 
    47.7 
      
  

  

    Cow m. 
    10.1 
    62.9 
    16.1 
    17.2 
    37.1 
      
  

  

    Pin cherry 
    8.98 
    26.2 
    34.3 
    1.77 
      
      
  

  

    Yellow birch 
    12.0 
    42.5 
    28.2 
    1.42 
      
      
  

  

    Sugar maple 
    8.49 
    32.5 
    26.1 
    0.97 
      
      
  

  

    Beech 
    12.7 
    61.5 
    20.7 
    1.55 
      
      
  





  
  
 
    
    
    
    
     
  

  
 
     
 
        

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