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Besides the fact that this
process offers an
alternative to the use
of food resources
for the production of
biobased chemicals, it
allows to optimally
value the obtained
fractions, cellulose,
hemicellulose and
lignin, whose chemical
structure is preserved.
Cellulose is obtained in an
highly fermentable and "amorphous"
form which makes it much
more sensitive to the
action of enzymes than
crystalline forms from
other processes; as a
consequence only
three of the seven
enzymes required by
existing processes are
necessary to obtain
sugars, to be used in
the production of
chemical derivatives or
biofuels.
This technology also allows
to divide by three the
time needed for the
almost complete
hydrolysis of cellulose.
A set of benefits (see
below) makes this
process a technological
breakthrough and
establishes it as a
leader in terms of
competitiveness relative
to rival processes under
development.
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