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ArticleBiotechnology for biofuels2018

From nano- to micrometer scale: the role of microwave-assisted acid and alkali pretreatments in the sugarcane biomass structure.

Augusta Isaac, Jéssica de Paula, Carlos Martins Viana, Andréia Bicalho Henriques, Angelo Malachias, Luciano A Montoro

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Article in Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Augusta Isaac1Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil.ORCID 0000-0001-8617-0956
Jéssica de Paula2Microscopy Center, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil.
Carlos Martins Viana1Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil.
Andréia Bicalho Henriques3Mining Engineering Department, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil.
Angelo Malachias4Department of Physics, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil.
Luciano A Montoro5Department of Chemistry, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte, 31270-901 Brazil.

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Abstract

backgroundTo date, great strides have been made in elucidating the role of thermochemical pretreatments in the chemical and structural features of plant cell walls; however, there is no clear picture of the plant recalcitrance and its relationship to deconstruction. Previous studies precluded full answers due to the challenge of multiscale features of plant cell wall organization. Complementing the previous efforts, we undertook a systematic, multiscale, and integrated approach to track the effect of microwave-assisted H

resultsThrough atomic force microscopy and X-ray diffraction analyses, remarkable details of the assembly of cellulose microfibrils not previously seen were revealed. Following the H

conclusionsBased on an integrated approach, we presented multidimensional architectural models of cell wall deconstruction resulting from microwave-assisted pretreatments. We provided direct evidence supporting the idea that hemicellulose is the main barrier for the swelling of cellulose microfibrils, whereas lignin adds rigidity to cell walls. Our findings shed light on the design of more efficient strategies, not only for the conversion of biomass to fuels but also for the production of nanocellulose, which has great potential for several applications such as composites, rheology modifiers, and pharmaceuticals.

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Atomic force microscopyCellulose microfibrilMicrowave-assisted pretreatmentSugarcane bagasseX-ray diffraction

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