Effects of Extractive Ammonia Pretreatment on the Ultrastructure and Glycan Composition of Corn Stover

Lignocellulosic biomass is highly recalcitrant and requires a pretreatment step to improve the enzyme accessibility and fermentable sugar yields during enzymatic hydrolysis. Our previous studies demonstrated the rearrangement of the hydrogen bond network within CIII, makes it “amorphous-like” and fa...

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Main Authors: Utku Avci, Xuelian Zhou, Sivakumar Pattathil, Leonardo da Costa Sousa, Michael G. Hahn, Bruce Dale, Yong Xu, Venkatesh Balan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-09-01
Series:Frontiers in Energy Research
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fenrg.2019.00085/full