Table 2 Structural characteristics of the substrates before and after 2Â days of enzymatic hydrolysis
From: Impact of the supramolecular structure of cellulose on the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis
Substrate | Physical state | Size | Before hydrolysis | After 2Â days of hydrolysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
LFD (nm) | LFAD (nm) | SSA (m 2  g −1 ) | DCr (%) | LFD (nm) | LFAD (nm) | SSA (m 2  g −1 ) | DCr (%) | Conversion yield (%) | |||
Avicel | Dried powder | Micro (round particles) | 4.5 ± 0.1 | 23.7 ± 1.1 | 113 ± 5 | 56 ± 3 | 4.5 ± 0.1 | 20.4 ± 0.6 | 131 ± 4 | 56 ± 1 | 30.5 ± 0.2 |
Cotton | Dried fibres | Milli (in length) | 5.8 ± 0.1 | 29.7 ± 1.2 | 90 ± 4 | 65 ± 2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 2.1 ± 0.4 |
Cotton + NaOH | Dried fibres | Milli (in length) | 6.1 ± 0.1 | 26.2 ± 0.9 | 102 ± 4 | 66 ± 2 | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | n.d. | 6.3 ± 1.1 |
OPHS-ND | Never-dried fibres | Milli (in length) | 4.7 ± 0.1 | 17.5 ± 0.8 | 153 ± 7 | 57 ± 1 | 5.8 ± 0.2 | 20.1 ± 1.1 | 132 ± 7 | 65 ± 3 | 67.7 ± 0.2 |
OPHS-D | Dried fibres | Milli (in length) | 4.7 ± 0.1 | 28.3 ± 0.7 | 94 ± 2 | 57 ± 1 | 5.0 ± 0.1 | 29.5 ± 1.1 | 90 ± 3 | 59 ± 2 | 46.2 ± 5.2 |
NCC-OPHS-ND | Never-dried particles | Nano (rod-like particles) | 5.6 ± 0.2 | 28.9 ± 1.7 | 92 ± 5 | 63 ± 2 | 5.5 ± 0.2 | 20.6 ± 1.1 | 130 ± 7 | 63 ± 3 | 90.7 ± 2.1 |