Aalto University, P.O. Box 11000, FI-00076 Aalto www.aalto.fi Author Ville Pihlajaniemi Name of the doctoral dissertation Pretreatment categories, process alternatives and material characteristics in enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose: Publisher School of Chemical Technology Unit Department of Biotechnology and Chemical Technology Series Aalto University publication series DOCTORAL DISSERTA...

Raw hemp fibers are alkaline delignified to evaluate the effect of lignin on moisture uptake behavior hemp. Samples subjected absorption/desorption isotherms from 5% 95% relative humidity at three different temperatures (15, 25, and 35°C). The sorption ratio between untreated is lowered by 25%. Hysteresis makes evident greater influence binding low while high humidity, cellulose plays most impo...

Kraft wood pulping is the predominant process used in the pulp and paper industry for its versatility and insensitivity to variations of wood supply. In this work, a deterministic model has been developed for a Kraft Pulping Process of Eucalyptus by combining intrinsic kinetic equations (Lignin, Carbohydrates) and it is used to investigate the effects of process conditions on the extent of deli...

Ligninolytic fungi and enzymes (i.e., laccase, manganese peroxidase, and lignin peroxidase) have been applied recently in the production of second-generation biofuels. This review contains the analysis of ligninolytic enzymes and their applications in second-generation biofuels. In here, each of the ligninolytic enzymes was described analyzing their structures, catalysis, and reaction mechanism...