TY - JOUR AU - Zhang, Ximing AU - Qu, Tianjiao AU - Mosier, Nathan S. AU - Han, Lujia AU - Xiao, Weihua PY - 2018 DA - 2018/07/13 TI - Cellulose modification by recyclable swelling solvents JO - Biotechnology for Biofuels SP - 191 VL - 11 IS - 1 AB - The invention of efficient systems for lignocellulose conversion is essential for economically feasible production of bio-based chemicals and biofuels. One limiting step is highly selective processes to quickly decrystallize the compact cellulose structure for efficient hydrolysis. We evaluated the impact of trifluoroacetic acid (TFA) and phosphorous acid (PA)-induced swelling of crystalline cellulose on enhancement of enzymatic digestion. SN - 1754-6834 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-018-1191-z DO - 10.1186/s13068-018-1191-z ID - Zhang2018 ER -