1. Lime Pretreatment of Poplar wood Chemical Engineering Department Texas A&M University

2. Lime Pretreatment at 25°C Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized Oxidative Non-oxidative

3. Lime Pretreatment at 35°C Oxidative Non-oxidative Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized

4. Lime Pretreatment at 45°C Oxidative Non-oxidative Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractive s Others Solubilized Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized

5. Lime Pretreatment at 55°C Oxidative Non-oxidative Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized

6. Lime Pretreatment at 65°C Oxidative Non-oxidative Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized Glucan Xylan & Mannan Lignin, Ash & Extractives Others Solubilized

7. g glucan recoverd. 100 g glucan in raw biomass Acid hydrolysis yield for glucose g glucan recoverd. 100 g glucan in raw biomass g glucan recoverd. 100 g glucan in raw biomass

8. Acid hydrolysis yield for glucose Continued g glucan recoverd. 100 g glucan in raw biomass g glucan recoverd. 100 g glucan in raw biomass

9. g xylan recoverd. 100 g xylan in raw biomass Acid hydrolysis yield of xylose g xylan recoverd. 100 g xylan in raw biomass g xylan recoverd. 100 g xylan in raw biomass

10. Acid hydrolysis yield of xylose continued g xylan recoverd. 100 g xylan in raw biomass g xylan recoverd. 100 g xylan in raw biomass

11. Lignin remained g lignin remaining. 100 g lignin in raw biomass g lignin remaining. 100 g lignin in raw biomass g lignin remaining. 100 g lignin in raw biomass

12. g lignin remaining. 100 g lignin in raw biomass g lignin remaining. 100 g lignin in raw biomass Lignin remained continued

13. Enzymatic Hydrolysis 15 FPU/g glucan in raw biomass g glucan hydrolyzed. 100 g glucan in raw biomass g glucan hydrolyzed. 100 g glucan in raw biomass g glucan hydrolyzed. 100 g glucan in raw biomass g glucan hydrolyzed. 100 g glucan in raw biomass

14. Enzymatic Hydrolysis 15 FPU/g glucan in raw biomass continued g glucan hydrolyzed. 100 g glucan in raw biomass