title: Cellulose pretreatments of lignocellulosic substrates.
abstract: Cellulose in inedible plant materials, forestry residues, and municipal wastes must be pretreated to disrupt its physical structure, thereby making its hydrolysis to glucose practical. Developments since 1991 are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Renewable Resources Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, USA.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Weil
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Westgate
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kohlmann
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Ladisch
mesh_terms: D000143:Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D000641:Ammonia / Q000494:pharmacology; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D012997:Solvents / Q000494:pharmacology; D013464:Sulfuric Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018505:Waste Management; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D000143:Acids; D012997:Solvents; D013464:Sulfuric Acids; D014867:Water; D000641:Ammonia; D002482:Cellulose; D008031:Lignin