The role of pretreatment in improving the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials

• Published in: Bioresource technology Vol. 199; pp. 49 - 58
• Main Authors: Sun, Shaoni, Sun, Shaolong, Cao, Xuefei, Sun, Runcang
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2016
• Subjects: bioethanol; Biofuels; Biomass; Cellulosic ethanol; chemical structure; Digestibility; Enzymatic hydrolysis; ethanol; Hydrolysis; Lignin - chemistry; Lignocellulose; Pretreatment; technology; Pretreatment; Lignocellulose; Cellulosic ethanol; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Digestibility

•The structure and factors constrain the digestibility of biomass were reviewed.•The features of the most important pretreatments were discussed.•Combined pretreatments were applied to optimize the utilization of lignocellulose.•Three combined pretreatments showed great potential for large-scale app...