Alkaline sulfonation and thermomechanical pulping pretreatment of softwood chips and pellets to enhance enzymatic hydrolysis
Jie Wu, Richard P. Chandra, Masatsugu Takada, Pablo G. del Río, Kwang Ho Kim, Chang Soo Kim, Liyang Liu, Scott Renneckar, Jack Saddler
Topics & Concepts
SoftwoodLigninCelluloseChemistryCellulaseEnzymatic hydrolysisLignosulfonatesSodium carbonateHydrolysisAlkalinityPelletsSodiumOrganic chemistryMaterials scienceComposite materialBiofuel production and bioconversionLignin and Wood ChemistryEnzyme-mediated dye degradation