The effect of switchgrass plant cell wall properties on its deconstruction by thermochemical pretreatments coupled with fungal enzymatic hydrolysis or<i>Clostridium thermocellum</i>consolidated bioprocessing
Ninad Kothari, Samarthya Bhagia, Yunqiao Pu, Chang Geun Yoo, Mi Li, Sivasankari Venketachalam, Sivakumar Pattathil, Rajeev Kumar, Charles M. Cai, Michael G. Hahn, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Charles E. Wyman
Abstract
Switchgrass, thermochemically pretreated switchgrass, and corresponding biologically digested residues were characterized to understand the process of lignocelluose deconstruction.
Topics & Concepts
Clostridium thermocellumBioprocessChemistryHydrolysisBioenergyCelluloseMiscanthusCell wallLigninEnzymeEnzymatic hydrolysisOrganic chemistryBiofuelChemical engineeringBiochemistryCellulaseBiotechnologyBiologyEngineeringBiofuel production and bioconversionBioeconomy and Sustainability DevelopmentEnzyme Production and Characterization