Cellulose, Hemicellulose and Extractives

According to the organizers, this lecture should place emphasis on cellulose, hemicellulose, and other important polysaccharides and on extractives in lignocellulose-rich materials, such as wood and straw and related agricultural residues, and not include the often more costly starch-rich and sugar-rich materials. The latter materials are important sources for biotechnical and organo-chemical conversion, rather than thermochemical biomass conversion. The lignocellulose polymers cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin represent the major portion of the enormous amount of biomass annually produced on land.