Carbon nanotubes tuned foam structures as novel nanostructured biocarriers for lignocellulose hydrolysis

Biotechnology Letters

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 181-188

  Lu, Jue ^a   Weerasiri, Rankothge Ranjith ^a   Lee, Ilsoon ^b  

^a Technova Corporation   (United States)

^b Michigan State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon nanotubes; Foam; Immobilization; Lignocellulose; Nano biocarriers

Indexed keywords

CARBON FOOTPRINT; CELLULOSE; COST REDUCTION; DEPOSITION; ENZYMATIC HYDROLYSIS; ENZYME IMMOBILIZATION; FOAMS; LIGNIN; RADIOACTIVE WASTE VITRIFICATION; SACCHARIFICATION;

BIO-CARRIERS; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; CONTINUOUS PROCESS; GEOMETRIC STABILITY; IMMOBILIZED ENZYME; LAYER BY LAYER DEPOSITION; LIGNOCELLULOSE; OPERATIONAL STABILITY;

CARBON NANOTUBES;

EID: 84872788064     PISSN: 01415492     EISSN: 15736776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10529-012-1066-5     Document Type: Article

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