Understanding of alkaline pretreatment parameters for corn stover enzymatic saccharification

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Previous research on alkaline pretreatment has mainly focused on optimization of the process parameters to improve substrate digestibility. To achieve satisfactory sugar yield, extremely high chemical loading and enzyme dosages were...

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Main Authors: Chen Ye, Stevens Mark A, Zhu Yongming, Holmes Jason, Xu Hui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2013-01-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:http://www.biotechnologyforbiofuels.com/content/6/1/8