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In addition to cellulose and lignin, hemicellulose is an important biomass material. Recently, hemicellulose and its derivatives and materials have attracted increasing attention owing to their unique structures, improved properties, and promising application potential, and many reports on the extraction, isolation, and modification of hemicellulose are currently available. We summarized the recent developments of hemicellulose and its derivatives and materials by focusing on the extraction, purification, and modification of hemicellulose. The synthesis of hemicellulose-based derivatives and materials was also reviewed. Various methods of extracting, isolating, and modifying hemicellulose were discussed. Remaining challenges related to hemicellulose extraction, purification, and application were mentioned, and directions for further research on hemicellulose were proposed.


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Extraction, Purification, and Applications of Hemicellulose

Show Author's information Mingguo Ma1( )Xingxiang Ji2( )
Research Center of Biomass Clean Utilization, Engineering Research Center of Forestry Biomass Materials and Bioenergy, College of Materials Science and Technology, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, 100083, China
Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science & Technology of Ministry of Education/Shandong Province, Qilu University of Technology (Shandong Academy of Sciences), Ji'nan, Shandong Province, 250353, China

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In addition to cellulose and lignin, hemicellulose is an important biomass material. Recently, hemicellulose and its derivatives and materials have attracted increasing attention owing to their unique structures, improved properties, and promising application potential, and many reports on the extraction, isolation, and modification of hemicellulose are currently available. We summarized the recent developments of hemicellulose and its derivatives and materials by focusing on the extraction, purification, and modification of hemicellulose. The synthesis of hemicellulose-based derivatives and materials was also reviewed. Various methods of extracting, isolating, and modifying hemicellulose were discussed. Remaining challenges related to hemicellulose extraction, purification, and application were mentioned, and directions for further research on hemicellulose were proposed.

Keywords: application, purification, modification, extraction, hemicellulose

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Received: 09 February 2021
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