Double bonus: surfactant-assisted biomass pelleting benefits both the pelleting process and subsequent enzymatic saccharification of the pretreated pellets
Chunxiao Gong, Nathan Bryant, Xianzhi Meng, Samarthya Bhagia, Yunqiao Pu, Donglin Xin, Christian Koch, Claus Felby, Lisbeth Garbrecht Thygesen, Arthur J. Ragauskas, Sune Tjalfe Thomsen
Abstract
A novel biomass processing approach that adding surfactant during pelleting and using the pellets for pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification was proposed.
Topics & Concepts
PelletsChemistryHydrolysisEnzymatic hydrolysisPulp and paper industryPulmonary surfactantBiomass (ecology)PelletEnzymeFood scienceChemical engineeringBiochemistryMaterials scienceAgronomyBiologyComposite materialEngineeringBiofuel production and bioconversionEnzyme Production and CharacterizationEnzyme Catalysis and Immobilization