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Official Journal of the Japan Wood Research Society

Table 1 Relative content of major chemical compositions of bamboo samples

From: Effect of high-temperature saturated steam treatment on the physical, chemical, and mechanical properties of moso bamboo

Time/min

Cellulose/%

Hemicellulose/%

Acid-insoluble lignin/%

140 ℃

160 ℃

180 ℃

140 ℃

160 ℃

180 ℃

140 ℃

160 ℃

180 ℃

Untreated

42.78

25.52

21.15

10

42.85

40.96

39.77

24.93

24.12

23.79

21.17

23.63

27.06

15

41.28

40.51

38.22

25.02

23.38

22.89

21.78

24.24

28.03

20

41.07

40.08

37.47

24.69

24.94

22.30

21.98

24.64

29.08

25

41.20

39.23

36.30

24.54

23.79

20.07

22.39

25.04

30.51

30

41.24

38.56

35.26

24.06

23.63

21.18

23.99

25.89

31.47