Xiaohui Ju
Washington State University
5 Papers
14 Citations
Xiaohui Ju is an academic researcher from Washington State University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cellulose & Enzymatic hydrolysis. The author has an hindex of 5, co-authored 5 publications. Previous affiliations of Xiaohui Ju include University of Tsukuba.
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Papers
An improved X-ray diffraction method for cellulose crystallinity measurement.
TL;DR: A modified X-ray diffraction method to determine cellulose crystallinity index (CrI) using Nanocrystalline cellulose derived from bleached wood pulp as a model substrate and three distinct amorphous peaks identified from new model samples is shown.
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An advanced understanding of the specific effects of xylan and surface lignin contents on enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass.
TL;DR: The results from this study show that, apart from its hindrance effect, xylan can facilitate cellulose fibril swelling and thus create more accessible surface area, which improves enzyme and substrate interactions.
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Investigating commercial cellulase performances toward specific biomass recalcitrance factors using reference substrates
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that reference substrates with controlled chemical and physical characteristics of structural features can be applied as an effective and practical strategy to identify cellulosic enzyme activities toward specific biomass recalcitrance factor(s) and provide specific targets for enzyme improvement.
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Effects of cutting orientation in poplar wood biomass size reduction on enzymatic hydrolysis sugar yield
TL;DR: In this study, size reduction from the optimum cutting orientation produced 50% more sugars than the other two cutting orientations and small particle size did not necessarily lead to improvement in enzymatic digestibility.
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Specific effects of fiber size and fiber swelling on biomass substrate surface area and enzymatic digestibility.
TL;DR: Investigation of factors of fiber size reduction and swelling changes using poplar substrates with controlled morphological and chemical properties after modified chemical pulping showed that fiber size changes had insignificant influence on enzymatic hydrolysis, although the external surface area increased up to 41% with the reduction of Fiber size.