Improved Chemical Reactivity of Lignocellulose from High Solids Content Micro-fibrillation by Twin-screw Extrusion

The low reactivity of lignocellulose limits the effective chemical conversion of lignocellulose biomass into functional bioproducts. Mechanical micro-fibrillation treatment can improve the chemical accessibility of lignocellulose but usually has limited productivity by the low processing solids content. The presented work demonstrates effective micro-fibrillation of lignocellulose at high solids content up to 60 wt% can be achieved by …