New Insight Into the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cellulose Hydrolysis

The Science The structure of cellulose is predominated by highly-ordered rope-like structures known as ‘fibrils,’ making this biopolymer an intriguing feedstock for manufactured nanomaterials with the potential for impressive mechanical properties. Additionally, cellulose depolymerization yields glucose, which can be used to produce biochemicals and biofuels. But the intra- and intermolecular hydrogen bonds that give cellulose … Continue reading New Insight Into the Spatiotemporal Dynamics of Cellulose Hydrolysis