NOVELTY - Processing a lignocellulosic biomass comprises (a) applying a weak organic acid to the biomass to at least partly depolymerize the hemicellulosic and lignin materials in the biomass, (b) drying (10) the weak-acid treated biomass to provide a sufficiently high solids content material as to be pelletized, (c) pelletizing (108) the material, (d) shipping the pelletized material to a second location, (e) at the second location, recovering a cellulosic solids product, and (f) contacting the cellulosic solids so isolated with a strong mineral acid to hydrolyze the same and provide a hexose product.    USE - The method is useful for processing lignocellulosic biomass (claimed), which is useful for making chemicals, fuels and fuel alternatives or additives.    ADVANTAGE - The method is economical.    DETAILED DESCRIPTION - INDEPENDENT CLAIMS are included for processing a lignocellulosic biomass including cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin fractions, comprises: (a) applying a weak organic acid to the biomass to at least partly depolymerize the hemicellulosic and lignin materials in the biomass, (b) drying (106) the weak-acid treated biomass to provide a sufficiently high solids content material as to be pelletized, (c) pelletizing (108) the material from the drying step, (d) shipping the pelletized material to a second location, (e) at the second location, recovering a cellulosic solids product from the pelletized material, and (f) contacting the cellulosic solids so isolated with a strong mineral acid to hydrolyze the same and provide a hexose product or stream; or (a1) applying a weak organic acid to the biomass to hydrolyze hemicellulosic and lignin materials in the biomass, (b1) washing (110) the weak acid-treated material with a solvent or solvent mixture and filtering to separate hemicellulosic and lignin materials in the filtrate and cellulosic materials as a solid residue, (c1) drying the solid residue to provide a sufficiently high solids content material as to be pelletized, (d1) the step (c) as above per se, (e1) the step (d) as above per se, and (f1) at the second location, contacting the cellulosic materials so isolated with a strong mineral acid to hydrolyze the same and provide a hexose product or stream.    DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING(S) - The figure shows a schematic representation of processing lignocellulosic biomass.    Cleaning cellulosic pulp product or stream (104)    Drying or dewatering the weak acid-processed biomass (106)    Pelletizing the biomass (108)    Washing the weak acid-treated material (110)    Separating out the lignins fraction of the biomass. (118)