Polysaccharides from Bioagro-Waste for New Biomolecules

Table 2 Main agro-industrial waste sources of polysaccharides (PS)

Waste source	Waste amount (Mton y⁻¹)	Chemical composition	PS content (% dry weight)	Reference
Sugarcane bagasse	300	Hemicellulose/cellulose	30–35/40–45	Cardona et al. 2010
Cassava bagasse	≈200^a	Starch	50	Das and Singh 2004
Corn stover	696	Hemicellulose/cellulose	32.0/27.8	Sanchez-Vazquez et al. 2013; Li et al. 2012
Barley straw	≈5.6–9.8	Hemicellulose/cellulose	27/44	Das and Singh 2004
Oat straw	≈10.5–15.7	Hemicellulose/cellulose	16/41	Das and Singh 2004
Rice straw	731	Hemicellulose/cellulose	26/33	Das and Singh 2004; Binod et al. 2010
Sorghum straw	≈28–43	Hemicellulose/cellulose	30/31	Das and Singh 2004
Wheat straw	550	Hemicellulose/cellulose	36/39	Kuan and Liong 2008; Das and Singh 2004