Comprehensive characterization of non-cellulosic recalcitrant cell wall carbohydrates in unhydrolyzed solids from AFEX-pretreated corn stover

Abstract Background Inefficient carbohydrate conversion has been an unsolved problem for various lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment technologies, including AFEX, dilute acid, and ionic liquid pretreatments. Previous work has shown 22% of total carbohydrates are typically unconverted, remaining as...

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Main Authors: Christa Gunawan, Saisi Xue, Sivakumar Pattathil, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Bruce E. Dale, Venkatesh Balan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13068-017-0757-5