Iinkozo zengqolowa zenziwe njengenkxaso yesakhiwo seenkozo zengqolowa ngexesha lokukhula kwesityalo sombona. Zenziwe nge-cellulose, i-hemicellulose, kunye ne-lignin, kunye neeproteni ezithile, iiminerali, kunye namafutha amancinci. Ezi zinto zinika iinkozo zengqolowa iipropati zomzimba nezekhemikhali ezikhethekileyo, nto leyo ezenza zilungele ukusetyenziswa ngeendlela ezahlukeneyo.

Kwiindawo ezininzi zasemaphandleni, ii-corncob bezisoloko zisetyenziswa njengomthombo wamafutha. Ukukwazi kwazo ukutsha rhoqo nokubonelela ngobushushu kuzenze zaba lukhetho olusebenzayo lokufudumeza amakhaya kwiindawo apho eminye imithombo yamandla inqabile okanye ibiza kakhulu. Kodwa ngoku, ngenxa yokuqhubela phambili kwetekhnoloji, sijonga iindlela ezisebenzayo zokuguqula ii-corncob zibe ngamandla, njengokusebenzisa i-biomass pelletization ukuze zifudumale zicoceke kwaye zilungele ukufudumeza.

Kwicandelo lemizi-mveliso, ii-corncobs zenza uphawu. Zisetyenziswa ekuveliseni i-furfural, into ebalulekileyo enxulumene neekhemikhali. I-Furfural ingasetyenzwa ngakumbi ibe ziimveliso ezahlukeneyo ezifana neeplastiki, ii-resin, kunye nezinyibilikisi. Ukongeza, indalo ephezulu yokuntywila kwee-corncobs izenza zibe ziindawo ezifanelekileyo zokusetyenziswa njengezifunxi. Zingasetyenziselwa ukususa iintsimbi ezinzima emanzini amdaka emizi-mveliso, nto leyo enegalelo kwimizamo yokukhusela okusingqongileyo.