Hydrogen Bonds Turn Sweetener Into Lignin Bodyguard, Boosting Biomass Yield 42 % (IMAGE)

Journal of Bioresources and Bioproducts

Hydrogen Bonds Turn Sweetener Into Lignin Bodyguard, Boosting Biomass Yield 42 %

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Mannitol outperforms four other green additives by locking cellulose–lignin linkages, cutting unwanted C–C bonds and slashing molecular weight to one-third

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Guangxi Key Laboratory of Clean Pulp & Papermaking and Pollution Control, School of Light Industrial and Food Engineering, Guangxi University, Nanning 530004, China

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