title: Rapid determination of cellulose.
abstract: The cellulose analysis results of four feedstocks and Avicel obtained by a one-step/two-step hydrolysis method were compared to the conventional cellulose assay according to Updegraff. Slightly lower cellulose levels were observed for Avicel (97%), corn stover (97%), poplar (96%), and Miscanthus (94%) but for pine the amounts were almost identical (101%). Despite these differences, the one-step/two-step method can be seen as a true alternative to the more labor-intensive Updegraff method.
authors.affiliation: Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California, 94720. stefan.bauer@berkeley.edu.
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bauer
authors.forename: Ana B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Ibáñez
mesh_terms: D000821:Animal Feed / Q000032:analysis*; D018533:Biomass; D002482:Cellulose / Q000032:analysis*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D002482:Cellulose
keywords: Updegraff assay; acid hydrolysis; biomass compositional analysis; cellulose