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Industrial Applications of Cellulases and Hemicellulases

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Cellulase and hemicellulase products have been developed and widely used in many industrial settings over the last several decades. These applications include textile, animal feed, bakery, brewing, pulp and paper, and biofuel sectors. This chapter illustrates the mechanisms and examples of these applications. Characteristics of enzymes desirable for each of these uses and technologies to gain such properties will be discussed.

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Li, X., Chang, S.H., Liu, R. (2018). Industrial Applications of Cellulases and Hemicellulases. In: Fang, X., Qu, Y. (eds) Fungal Cellulolytic Enzymes. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-0749-2_15

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