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Xylan: A polymer of xylose with a repeating unit of C5H804, found in the hemicellulose fraction of biomass. Can be hydrolyzed to xylose. Gross heat of combustion: Qv(gross)=17751.9 Jg-1.
Xylose: a sugar first isolated from wood, also called wood sugar. Xylose contains five carbon atoms and includes an aldehyde functional group. It is the precursor to hemicellulose, one of the main constituents of biomass. Like most sugars, it can adopt several structures depending on conditions as shown below.
