Based on the table below, how much glucomannan would you be…

Based on the table below, how much glucomannan would you be expect in this pine wood sample (report dry g glucomannan in 100g dry biomass). Please use a Glu:Man ratio of 1:3 for pine glucomannan. Glucose MW = 180, Water MW = 18.   g sugar released per100 g DRY Pine wood Glucose 44.00 Mannose 12.00 Xylose 6.19 Arabinose 0 Galactose 0 Klason lignin 28.1

 Below is the reaction for conversion of cellulose to Carbox…

 Below is the reaction for conversion of cellulose to Carboxymethyl Cellulose (CMS).i.)    Why the 1st step is treatment with NaOH. ii.)    What property did we introduce by adding the CH2COO- group to the cellulose? Think about why we did this reaction and what CMC is used for.