Contribution of Structural Modification to Enhanced Enzymatic Hydrolysis and 3-D Structural Analysis of Steam-Exploded Wood using X-Ray Tomography
Artikel i vetenskaplig tidskrift, 2016

Steam explosion pretreatment modifies both the chemical and physical structures of a biomass. Chemical modifications are generated during the treatment of biomass with steam at high temperature. Physical modifications are created during the explosion step, which produces disintegrated and defibrillated biomass. In this study, the contribution of each modification to an increase in enzymatic hydrolysis has been studied. It was found that both physical and chemical modifications contributed to an increase in enzymatic hydrolysability. Additionally, high resolution X-ray tomography was performed to identify the structural modification created during the steam explosion process. Comparison of the 3-D microstructure of a steam-exploded wood sample with an untreated wood sample revealed that several kinds of cracks were created during the explosion step, and the micro-structure of the wood sample was vigorously destroyed.

3D structure

lignin

aspen wood

softwood

Enzymatic hydrolysis

chemistry

Steam treatment

fiber

Steam explosion

explosion pretreatment

Materials Science

X-ray tomography

poplar

bioethanol

cellulose

size

Författare

Muhammad Muzamal

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Kemiteknik

Jenny Arnling Bååth

Chalmers, Biologi och bioteknik, Industriell bioteknik

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)

Lisbeth Olsson

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)

Chalmers, Biologi och bioteknik, Industriell bioteknik

Anders Rasmuson

Wallenberg Wood Science Center (WWSC)

Chalmers, Kemi och kemiteknik, Kemiteknik

BioResources

1930-2126 (ISSN) 19302126 (eISSN)

Vol. 11 4 8509-8521

Fundament

Grundläggande vetenskaper

Ämneskategorier

Kemiteknik

Miljöbioteknik

DOI

10.15376/biores.11.4.8509-8521

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