title: Ionic-liquid induced changes in cellulose structure associated with enhanced biomass hydrolysis.
abstract: The effects of varying ionic liquid pretreatment parameters on various sources of lignocellulosic biomass have been studied using X-ray powder diffraction, X-ray fiber diffraction, and compositional analysis. Comparative enzymatic hydrolysis and sugar analysis were used to relate the observed changes in cellulose structure to biomass digestibility. In this study, the factor most clearly associated with enhanced biomass hydrolysis is the conversion of cellulose fibers from the cellulose I to the cellulose II crystal phase.
authors: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Toledo, Ohio, United States.
authors: Indira P
authors: IP
authors: Samayam
authors: B Leif
authors: BL
authors: Hanson
authors: Paul
authors: P
authors: Langan
authors: Constance A
authors: CA
authors: Schall
mesh_terms: D018533:Biomass; D002236:Carbohydrate Conformation; D002482:Cellulose / Q000737:chemistry*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007477:Ions; D033362:Powder Diffraction
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D007477:Ions; D002482:Cellulose