An In-Depth Understanding of Biomass Recalcitrance Using Natural Poplar Variants as the Feedstock

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• 作者：Dr. Xianzhi Meng ; Dr. Yunqiao Pu ; Dr. Chang Geun Yoo ; Dr. Mi Li ; Dr. Garima Bali ; Dr. Doh-Yeon Park ; Dr. Erica Gjersing ; Dr. Mark F. Davis ; Dr. Wellington Muchero ; Prof. Gerald A. Tuskan ; Prof. Timothy J. Tschaplinski and Prof. Arthur J. Ragauskas
• 刊名：ChemSusChem
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：January 10, 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：10
• 期：1
• 页码：139-150
• 全文大小：1488K
• ISSN：1864-564X

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In an effort to better understand the biomass recalcitrance, six natural poplar variants were selected as feedstocks based on previous sugar release analysis. Compositional analysis and physicochemical characterizations of these poplars were performed and the correlations between these physicochemical properties and enzymatic hydrolysis yield were investigated. Gel permeation chromatography (GPC) and ¹³C  solid state NMR were used to determine the degree of polymerization (DP) and crystallinity index (CrI) of cellulose, and the results along with the sugar release study indicated that cellulose DP likely played a more important role in enzymatic hydrolysis. Simons’ stain revealed that the accessible surface area of substrate significantly varied among these variants from 17.3 to 33.2 mg gline-library/content/render" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" linethickness="0pt">-1biomass as reflected by dye adsorption, and cellulose accessibility was shown as one of the major factors governing substrates digestibility. HSQC and ³¹P NMR analysis detailed the structural features of poplar lignin variants. Overall, cellulose relevant factors appeared to have a stronger correlation with glucose release, if any, than lignin structural features. Lignin structural features, such as a phenolic hydroxyl group and the ratio of syringyl and guaiacyl (S/G), were found to have a more convincing impact on xylose release. Low lignin content, low cellulose DP, and high cellulose accessibility generally favor enzymatic hydrolysis; however, recalcitrance cannot be simply judged on any single substrate factor.