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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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