Assessing the molecular structure basis for biomass recalcitrance during dilute acid and hydrothermal pretreatments

Epigallocatechin gallate incorporation into lignin enhances the alkaline delignification and enzymatic saccharification of cell walls

(2012) Sasikumar Elumalai et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

The impacts of deacetylation prior to dilute acid pretreatment on the bioethanol process

(2012) Xiaowen Chen et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Structural changes of corn stover lignin during acid pretreatment

(2012) Geoffrey Moxley et al.   JOURNAL OF INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGY & BIOTECHNOLOGY

Metabolic engineering of novel lignin in biomass crops

(2012) Ruben Vanholme et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Biosynthesis and incorporation of side-chain-truncated lignin monomers to reduce lignin polymerization and enhance saccharification

(2012) Aymerick Eudes et al.   PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY JOURNAL

How Does Plant Cell Wall Nanoscale Architecture Correlate with Enzymatic Digestibility?

(2012) S.-Y. Ding et al.   SCIENCE

Challenges of the utilization of wood polymers: how can they be overcome?

(2011) Yunqiao Pu et al.   APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

The lignin present in steam pretreated softwood binds enzymes and limits cellulose accessibility

(2011) Linoj Kumar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Tissue-specific biomass recalcitrance in corn stover pretreated with liquid hot-water: SEM imaging (part 2)

(2011) Meijuan Zeng et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Supplementation with xylanase and β-xylosidase to reduce xylo-oligomer and xylan inhibition of enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose and pretreated corn stover

(2011) Qing Qing et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Functional characterization of the switchgrass (Panicum virgatum) R2R3-MYB transcription factor PvMYB4 for improvement of lignocellulosic feedstocks

(2011) Hui Shen et al.   NEW PHYTOLOGIST

Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

(2011) Chunxiang Fu et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Lignin content in natural Populus variants affects sugar release

(2011) M. H. Studer et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Deconstruction of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Fuels and Chemicals

(2011) Shishir P.S. Chundawat et al.   Annual Review of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering

Characterization of microcrystalline cellulose prepared from lignocellulosic materials. Part I. Acid catalyzed hydrolysis

(2010) Abeer M. Adel et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effect of autohydrolysis of Miscanthus x giganteus on lignin structure and organosolv delignification

(2010) Roland El Hage et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Xylooligomers are strong inhibitors of cellulose hydrolysis by enzymes

(2010) Qing Qing et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Comparative study of SPORL and dilute-acid pretreatments of spruce for cellulosic ethanol production

(2010) L. Shuai et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Cellulose crystallinity index: measurement techniques and their impact on interpreting cellulase performance

(2010) Sunkyu Park et al.   Biotechnology for Biofuels

Increase in 4-Coumaryl Alcohol Units during Lignification in Alfalfa (Medicago sativa) Alters the Extractability and Molecular Weight of Lignin

(2010) Angela Ziebell et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Antisense Down-Regulation of 4CL Expression Alters Lignification, Tree Growth, and Saccharification Potential of Field-Grown Poplar

(2010) S. L. Voelker et al.   PLANT PHYSIOLOGY

Structural Characterization and Comparison of Switchgrass Ball-milled Lignin Before and After Dilute Acid Pretreatment

(2009) Reichel Samuel et al.   APPLIED BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Physical and chemical characterizations of corn stover and poplar solids resulting from leading pretreatment technologies

(2009) Rajeev Kumar et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Effect of dilute acid pretreatment of rice straw on structural properties and enzymatic hydrolysis

(2009) Teng-Chieh Hsu et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY

Comparative sugar recovery and fermentation data following pretreatment of poplar wood by leading technologies

(2009) Charles E. Wyman et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY PROGRESS

Hydrolysis of the Amorphous Cellulose in Cotton-Based Paper

(2008) Catherine H. Stephens et al.   BIOMACROMOLECULES

The bioconversion of mountain pine beetle-killed lodgepole pine to fuel ethanol using the organosolv process

(2008) Xuejun Pan et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Visualizing lignin coalescence and migration through maize cell walls following thermochemical pretreatment

(2008) Bryon S. Donohoe et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Effect of enzyme supplementation at moderate cellulase loadings on initial glucose and xylose release from corn stover solids pretreated by leading technologies

(2008) Rajeev Kumar et al.   BIOTECHNOLOGY AND BIOENGINEERING

Characterization of the degree of polymerization of xylooligomers produced by flowthrough hydrolysis of pure xylan and corn stover with water

(2007) Bin Yang et al.   BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY