Ama-corncob akhiwa njengokusekelwa kwesakhiwo sezinhlamvu zommbila ngesikhathi sokukhula kwesitshalo sommbila. Akhiwe yi-cellulose, i-hemicellulose, ne-lignin, kanye namaprotheni athile, amaminerali, kanye nenani elincane lamafutha. Lezi zingxenye zinika ama-corncob izakhiwo zomzimba nezamakhemikhali ezihlukile, okwenza afaneleke ukusetshenziswa okuhlukahlukene.

Ezindaweni eziningi zasemakhaya, ama-corncob asetshenziswa njengomthombo kaphethiloli. Amandla awo okushisa njalo nokunikeza ukushisa awenze aba ukukhetha okusebenzayo kokushisa izindlu ezindaweni lapho eminye imithombo yamandla inqabile noma ibiza khona. Kodwa manje, ngentuthuko yezobuchwepheshe, sibheka izindlela ezisebenza kahle zokuguqula ama-corncob abe amandla, njengokusebenzisa i-biomass pelletization ukuze kufudunyezwe kuhlanzekile futhi kube lula.

Emkhakheni wezimboni, ama-corncob enza uphawu. Asetshenziswa ekukhiqizweni kwe-furfural, okuyindawo ebalulekile yamakhemikhali. Ama-furfural angacutshungulwa kabanzi abe imikhiqizo ehlukahlukene njengepulasitiki, ama-resin, kanye nezinyibilikisi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, isimo sobuningi bama-corncob siwenza abe ngabantu abafanele ukusetshenziswa njengezithasiselo. Angasetshenziswa ukususa izinsimbi ezisindayo emanzini angcolile ezimboni, okufaka isandla emizamweni yokuvikela imvelo.