Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Nanocellulose: Structure and Chemical Process

Table 5

Factors that limit hydrolytic efficiency of cellulase on cellulose surface.

Factor 1; Biomass structural features	Factor 2; Enzyme mechanism
(I) Physical structure; Accessible surface area, crystallinity, physical distribution of lignin in the biomass matrix, degree of polymerization, pore volume, and biomass particle size; (II) Chemical structure; Compositions of cellulose, hemicellulose (xylan), lignin, and acetyl groups bound to hemicellulose	(I) Enzyme diffusion and accessibility; (II) Selectivity of enzyme to component in cellulose fiber; (III) Enzyme inhibitor