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Biosynthesis and Structure of Lignocellulose

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Biodegradation

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Lignocellulose is generally considered to be the most abundant organic chemical on earth and has attracted much attention over recent years, both as a direct energy resource and as a feedstock for production of fuel, chemicals and food. Lynch (1987) considers that approximately 50% of the world’s biomass is in the form of lignocellulose (estimated at 3 × 1011 tonnes) and annual production is judged to be in the range 2–5 × 109 tonnes (Kirk and Fenn 1982). The majority of lignocellulose is found as wood and straw.

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Betts, W.B., Dart, R.K., Ball, A.S., Pedlar, S.L. (1991). Biosynthesis and Structure of Lignocellulose. In: Betts, W.B. (eds) Biodegradation. Springer Series in Applied Biology. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4471-3470-1_7

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