Lignin biodegradation with laccase-mediator systems

Frontiers in Energy Research

Volumn 2, Issue MAR, 2014, Pages

  Christopher, Lew Paul ^a,b   Yao, Bin ^a   Ji, Yun ^c  

^a SOUTH DAKOTA SCHOOL OF MINES AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Department of Civil Engineering   (United States)

^c University of North Dakota   (United States)

Author keywords

Biodegradation; Laccase; Laccase mediator systems; Lignin; Lignin model compounds; Mediator

Indexed keywords

EID: 85043549479     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2296598X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fenrg.2014.00012     Document Type: Review

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