Biorefining Oat Husks into High-Quality Lignin and Enzymatically Digestible Cellulose with Acid-Catalyzed Ethanol Organosolv Pretreatment

Oat husks are low-value lignocellulosic residues of oat processing that carry an environmental impact. Their polymers (cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin) can be converted into a wide variety of value-added products; however, efficient pretreatment methods are needed that allow their fine separati...

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Main Authors: Rushab Chopda, Jorge A. Ferreira, Mohammad J. Taherzadeh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-04-01
Series:Processes
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9717/8/4/435