Influence of steam pretreatment severity on post-treatments used to enhance the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated softwoods at low enzyme loadings

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 108, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 2300-2311

  Kumar, Linoj ^a   Chandra, Richard ^a   Saddler, Jack ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alkaline peroxide treatment; Delignification; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Lignin modification; Post treatment; Pretreatment severity; Steam pretreatment; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE PEROXIDE; LIGNIN MODIFICATION; POST TREATMENT; PRE-TREATMENT; STEAM PRETREATMENT;

CELLULOSE; DELIGNIFICATION; GLUCOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; LOADING; OXIDATION; SOFTWOODS; STEAM; SULFONATION;

ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS;

ALKALINE HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; CELLULOSE; ENZYME; HEMICELLULOSE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; LIGNIN; SUGAR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CELLULASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; WATER VAPOR;

ARTICLE; HYDROLYSIS; NONHUMAN; SULFONATION; WATER VAPOR; WOOD; CHEMISTRY;

CELLULOSE; DELIGNIFICATION; ENZYMOLYSIS; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; PRETREATMENT; SOFTWOODS; STEAM; SULFONATION;

CELLULASE; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN; POLYSACCHARIDES; STEAM; WOOD;

EID: 80051784390     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.23185     Document Type: Article

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