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Breaking up cellulose to monomer molecules

An alternative to syngas method is to break the cellulose and hemicellulose into their component monomer molecules. This is easier said than done, especially if lignin is involved. Lignin is resistant to such conversion - proof is the amount of coal available in the world. Coal is composed of mainly lignin from plants that failed to decompose completely

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Topics : Bioenergy

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