Compositional analysis of lignocellulosic biomass from certain fast growing tree species in India

Compositional analysis of fast growing short rotation tree species such as Casuarina equisetifolia, Eucalyptus camadulensis, Gmelina arborea, Leucaena leucocephala, Melia dubia, Swietenia macrophyla, Thespesia populnea, Acacia auriculiformis, Anthocephalus cadamba, Dalbergia sissoo has been conducted to understand the cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin contents necessary for biorefinery industries. Maximum of 48.7 percent cellulose was found in C. equesitifolia followed by M. dubia 48.3%, and E. camadulensis 47.18%. Hence, these species may be scaled up in larger areas in order to provide sustainable feed stock to biorefinery industry.

Author(s): N. Senthilkumar, S. Murugesan, R. Sumathi and D. Suresh Babu

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