Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society
Table 2 Chemical component analysis of the wood before and after 2 step chemical treatment
| Â | Concentration (mg/100Â mg) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glucan | Xylan | Arabinan | Mannan | Galactan | Lignin | |
Untreated wood | 38.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 7.3 | 1.7 | 33.8 |
After alcoholysis | 65.1 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 13.8 |
Colorless wood | 86.8 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.0 |