Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry

Eriksson, K. E. L. (EDT); Akhtar, M. (CON); Argyropoulos, D. S. (CON); Bajpai, P. (CON)

ISBN 10: 3540618686 / ISBN 13: 9783540618683

Published by Springer, 1997

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Biotechnology in the Pulp and Paper Industry
• Publisher: Springer
• Publication Date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 3540618686
• ISBN 13: 9783540618683
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: As New

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Synopsis

This collection of reviews describes current knowledge of the enzyme mechanisms involved in the biodegradation of wood and wood components, cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin by both fungi and bacteria. The knowledge presented in this volume was developed in laboratories world-wide since the 1970s and constitutes the foundation for present and future biotechnology in the pulp and paper industry.

Review

This volume examines the present knowledge of the enzyme mechanisms involved in the biodegradation of wood and wood components, cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin by both fungi and bacteria. The extensive data presented in this volume was developed in laboratories world-wide over the last few decades and constitutes the foundation for present and future biotechnology in the pulp and paper industry. -- Book Description