Automated quantification of fluorescence and morphological changes in pretreated wood cells by fluorescence macroscopy.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Lignocellulosic biomass is a complex network of polysaccharides and lignin that requires a pretreatment step to overcome recalcitrance and optimize valorisation into biobased products. Pretreatment of biomass induces chemical and morphological changes. Quantification of these changes is critical to understand biomass recalcitrance and to predict lignocellulose reactivity. In this study, we propose an automated method for the quantification of chemical and morphological parameters through fluorescence macroscopy, which was applied on wood samples (spruce, beechwood) pretreated with steam explosion.

Results

Results in fluorescence macroscopy highlighted the impact of steam explosion on spruce and beechwood: fluorescence intensity of samples was highly altered, espec

SUBMITTER: Audibert E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9933311 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature