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Structural Regulation of Lignin Using an Al3+/Zn2+ Bimetallic Lewis Acid System to Enhance Enzymatic Saccharification

Xiliang Wu1, Guanghui Zhu1, Yang Yang1

  • 1Guangdong Laboratory for Lingnan Modern Agriculture, Guangdong Engineering Technology Research Center of Agricultural and Forestry Biomass, Key Laboratory of Energy Plants Resource and Utilization, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, College of Future Biomass, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou 510642, PR China.

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
|July 3, 2026
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DFTLewisglucoseorganic solvent pretreatmentsugar cane bagasse

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