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Title Interaction of enzymes with lignocellulosic materials: causes, mechanism and influencing factors
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Subject Biofuel, Bioethanol, Adsorption, Mechanism, Shear force
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Author Dr. K. S. Baig
Publish Year 2020
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Diss#. org/10.1186/s40643-020-00310-0
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Text Language English
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Library Section Research Article
Abstract For the production of biofuel (bioethanol), enzymatic adsorption onto a lignocellulosic biomass surface is a prior condition for the enzymatic hydrolysis process to occur. Lignocellulosic substances are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin. The polysaccharide matrix (cellulose and hemicellulose) is capable of producing bioethanol. Therefore, lignin is removed or its concentration is reduced from the adsorption substrates by pretreatments. Selected enzymes are used for the production of reducing sugars from cellulosic materials, which in turn are converted to bioethanol. Adsorption of enzymes onto the substrate surface is a complicated process. A large number of research have been performed on the adsorption process, but little has been done to understand the mechanism of adsorption process. This article reviews the mechanisms of adsorption of enzymes onto the biomass surfaces. A conceptual adsorption mechanism is presented which will fill the gaps in literature and he