title: Developing molecular strategies for fractionation, delignification and characterisation of plant fibres.
abstract: In this paper we present an overview of the main strategies for physicochemical fractionation, sulphur- and chlorine-free delignification, and intelligent characterisation of various types of plant fibres, which have been experimentally investigated, as well as further developed and assessed by this group over the last ten years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, National Technical University of Athens, GR-15700 Athens, Greece. eavger@mail.ntua.gr
authors.forename: Emmanouil
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Avgerinos
authors.forename: Evaggeli
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Billa
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Papatheofanous
authors.forename: Dimitrios
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Koullas
authors.forename: Emmanuel
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Koukios
mesh_terms: D005591:Chemical Fractionation / Q000379:methods*; D008031:Lignin / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D008031:Lignin