Shear degradation of cellulose derivatives

Functionalization of Cellulose: Synthesis of Water-soluble Cationic Cellulose Derivatives

One of the trends of modern cellulose chemistry is the functionalization of known cellulose derivatives in order to expand their application area. In this work, water-soluble cationic cellulose derivatives containing up to 4% coupled nitrogen were obtained by the amination of hydroxyethylcellulose (HEC) with two different etherification agents, diethylepoxypropylamine (DEEPA) and (2-chlorethyl)...

Application of Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives in Pharmaceutical Industries

Size Exclusion Chromatography of Cellulose and Cellulose Derivatives

Approximately 2 X 10 ton biomass is produced on land and in water annually (l). Cellulose is the principal structural material in the cell wall of all plants (2). In addition, cellulose can be found in algae, bacteria, and animals (tunicates). Assuming that the average source contains 50% cellulose (Table 1) (35), then approximately 1 X 10 ton cellulose is formed each year. This makes cellulose...

Cellulose degradation by oxidative enzymes

Enzymatic degradation of plant biomass has attracted intensive research interest for the production of economically viable biofuels. Here we present an overview of the recent findings on biocatalysts implicated in the oxidative cleavage of cellulose, including polysaccharide monooxygenases (PMOs or LPMOs which stands for lytic PMOs), cellobiose dehydrogenases (CDHs) and members of carbohydrate-...

Cellulose degradation in anaerobic environments.

In anaerobic environments rich in decaying plant material, the decomposition of cellulose is brought about by complex communities of interacting microorganisms. Because the substrate, cellulose, is insoluble, bacterial and fungal degradation occurs exocellularly, either in association with the outer cell envelope layer or extracellularly. Products of cellulose hydrolysis are available as carbon...