The molecular composition of lignin in spruce decayed by white-rot fungi (Phanerochaete chrysosporium and Trametes versicolor) using pyrolysis-GC-MS and thermochemolysis with tetramethylammonium hydroxide

International Biodeterioration and Biodegradation

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-75

  Vane, Christopher H ^a  

^a BRITISH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Degradation; Lignin; Phanerochaete chrysosporium; Pyrolysis; Spruce; Thermochemolysis; Trametes versicolor; White rot

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FUNGI; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OXIDATION; PHENOLS; PYROLYSIS;

DEMETHYLATION;

MOLECULAR BIOLOGY;

LIGNIN;

PHANEROCHAETE CHRYSOSPORIUM; TRAMETES VERSICOLOR;

EID: 0037210524     PISSN: 09648305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0964-8305(02)00089-6     Document Type: Article

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