Cellulose Aggregation under Hydrothermal Pretreatment Conditions

• Published in: Biomacromolecules Vol. 17; no. 8; pp. 2582 - 2590
• Main Authors: Silveira, Rodrigo L, Stoyanov, Stanislav R, Kovalenko, Andriy, Skaf, Munir S
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 08.08.2016
• Subjects: biocompatible materials; biofuels; Biomass; biopolymers; cellulose; Cellulose - chemistry; cellulose microfibrils; crystallites; depolymerization; Hot Temperature; lignocellulose; solvents; Solvents - chemistry; Thermodynamics; Water - chemistry

Cellulose, the most abundant biopolymer on Earth, represents a resource for sustainable production of biofuels. Thermochemical treatments make lignocellulosic biomaterials more amenable to depolymerization by exposing cellulose microfibrils to enzymatic or chemical attacks. In such treatments, the s...