PHYSIOCHEMICAL LIGNOCELLULOSE MODIFICATION IN THE FORMOSAN SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE COPTOTERMES FORMOSANUS SHIRAKI (ISOPTERA: RHINOTERMITIDAE) AND POTENTIAL USES IN THE PRODUCTION OF BIOFUELS
Formosan subterranean termites (Coptotermes formosanus Shiraki) and other wood-feeding insects have the ability to digest cellulose and structurally modify or degrade lignin. We examined the physical and chemical changes to lignocellulosic components of Chinese red pine (Pinus massoniana) after pass...
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North Carolina State University
2011-12-01
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Online Access: | http://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BioRes/article/view/BioRes_07_1_0675_Li_LM_Physiochem_Lignocellulose_Mod_Termites_Biofuel/1338 |