Atomic-level structure characterization of biomass pre- and post-lignin treatment by dynamic nuclear polarization-enhanced solid-state NMR [electronic resource]

• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 666.3 Pottery
• Thông tin xuất bản: Washington, D.C. : Oak Ridge, Tenn. : United States. Dept. of Energy. Office of Science ; Distributed by the Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2016
• Mô tả vật lý: Size: p. 623-630 : , digital, PDF file.
• Bộ sưu tập: Metadata
• ID: 263310
• Chủ đề: 1. 09 biomass fuels; 2. 37 inorganic, organic, physical, and analytical chemistry

Tóm tắt

 Here, lignocellulosic biomass is a promising sustainable feedstock for the production of biofuels, biomaterials, and biospecialty chemicals. However, efficient utilization of biomass has been limited by our poor understanding of its molecular structure. Here, we report a dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP)-enhanced solid-state (SS)NMR study of the molecular structure of biomass, both pre- and postcatalytic treatment. This technique enables the measurement of 2D homonuclear <
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