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    NREL Researchers Produce 1st Macromolecular Model of Plant Secondary Cell Wall

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    Answers to Macromolecular Puzzle Hold Key to More Efficient Utilization of Biomass for Fuels, Chemicals, and Materials

    In this rendition of the macromolecular model of the secondary cell wall in poplar wood, cellulose is shown in white, hemicellulose in green, and lignin in yellow. Image by Peter Ciesielski, NREL.

    A multidisciplinary approach has enabled researchers with the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) to quantitatively define the relative positioning and arrangement of the polymers in Populus wood and to create a computer model that details the findings.

    The research into solving this macromolecular puzzle, which appears in the journal z, may hold the key to efficiently disentangle and deconstruct biomass for conversion to fuels,…

    Read the full article originally published at cleantechnica.com.

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