G.S. Wang

TL;DR: Hemicellulose removal was found to be as critical as lignin sulfonation for cellulose conversion in the SPORL process, establishing a novel process using sulfite pretreatment to overcome recalcitrance of lignocellulose (SPORL) for robust and efficient bioconversion of softwoods.

TL;DR: In this article, a two-dimensional measurement of each fiber of the substrate using a wet imaging technique was used to estimate the substrate external surface based on a cylinder model and the substrate specific surface and mechanical milling energy consumption were then correlated to enzymatic hydrolysis glucose yield.