NOVELTY - Lignocellulosic syrup composition comprises: 40-70% solids; 10-30 g/l of acetamide; and at least 40 g/l of sugars. The cellulosic syrup has a density of 1-2 g/cm3 and a viscosity of less than 500 SSU at 100 degrees F.    USE - The lignocellulosic syrup composition is useful in a wet lignocellulosic filter cake composition and a solid lignocellulosic fuel composition for the production of ethanol from a lignocellulosic biomass which is corn cobs, corn stover, grasses, wheat straw, barley straw, hay, rice straw, switch grass, waste paper, sugar cane bagasse, sorghum plant material, soybean plant material, woody plants, vegetables, fruits, flowers, empty palm fruit bunch, or energy cane (all claimed).    ADVANTAGE - The solid lignocellulosic fuel composition is in readily handled and transported form; is low-cost; has much reduced dusting during handling, transport, and storage as compared to the additional fuel components alone; may have reduced tendency to bridge and reduce flow out of a hopper; and may be burned in any appropriate burning furnace such as a steam boiler, hot water boiler, process furnace, or other industrial or commercial combustion process with suitable emissions controls.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are also included for:    (1) a wet lignocellulosic filter cake composition comprising 35-65% moisture, 20-75% volatiles, 35-65% solids, 1-30% ash content and 5-20% fixed carbon, where the filter cake composition has an energy value of 2000-9000 BTU/lb;    (2) a solid lignocellulosic fuel composition comprising the lignocellulosic syrup composition and at least one additional fuel component, or the lignocellulosic syrup composition and wet lignocellulosic filter cake composition;    (3) production of the solid lignocellulosic fuel composition comprising mixing the lignocellulosic syrup composition with at least one additional fuel component to produce; and    (4) production of ethanol from a lignocellulosic biomass comprising providing a steam powered lignocellulosic ethanol production system comprising (a1) a means for reducing the particle size of the biomass, (a2) a means for pretreating biomass for the release of polymeric sugars, (a3) a means for converting the polymeric sugars to monomeric sugars, (a4) a means for the conversion of the monomeric sugars to ethanol and (a5) a means for the recovery of the ethanol, where the lignocellulosic ethanol production system produces the lignocellulosic syrup composition and the wet lignocellulosic filter cake composition, where the lignocellulosic syrup composition and the wet lignocellulosic filter cake are used to generate steam to power the lignocellulosic ethanol production system.