Cellulose
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Plants within forests, agriculture, aquatic ecosystems convert solar energy through photosynthesis into storage and structural carbohydrates.
Cellulose is the most common plant carbohydrate. It is a polymer of the 6-carbon sugar glucose.
Photosynthesis by plants within forests, agriculture and aquatic ecosystems converts solar energy into storage and structural carbohydrates.
Like starch, cellulose can be broken down into simple sugar by the action of enzymes which in turn can be fermented to ethanol or biobased products. Alternatively, cellulose can be heated in the absence of oxygen to produce a gas mixture that can be catalytically or biocatalytically converted into biofuels or other useful chemical compounds[1]
References
- ↑ Brown, R.C., Biorenewable Resources: Engineering New Products from Agriculture, Blackwell Press, 2003
