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. (Source: Domalski, E.S.; Milne T.A., ed. Thermodynamic Data for Biomass Materials and Waste Components. The ASME Research Committee on Industrial and Municipal Wastes, New York: The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 1987)