MRPG: Determining the Topchemical Effects of Enzyme Pre-treatment on Delignification in Conventional Kraft Pulping

0003984 Jacobs-Young本提案是根据NSF 94-147少数民族科学家和工程师研究规划赠款和职业发展奖的指导方针提交的，更具体地说，是对本公告中少数民族研究规划赠款（MRPG）机会的回应。本研究的目的是研究在硫酸盐法制浆过程中的木片的酶预处理的效果，作为减少纸浆厂排放和废水的一种手段。 以前的工作表明，酶预处理木浆是有效的，并研究了芯片厚度，物种和酶组合的作用。 本文主要研究了硫酸盐法制浆过程中酶预处理对脱木素的拓扑效应。 这项规划补助金将为PI提供获得初步结果的机会，以作为完整研究提案的基础。***

0003984 Jacobs-Young This proposal was submitted under the guidelines for Research Planning Grants and Career Advancement Awards for Minority Scientists and Engineers, NSF 94-147 and is more specifically in response to the Minority Research Planning Grants (MRPG) opportunities of this announcement. The objective of this research is to study the effect of enzyme pretreatment of wood chips in the Kraft pulping process as a means of reducing pulp mill emissions and effluents. Previous work has shown enzyme pretreatment of wood pulp to be effective and has looked at the role of chip thickness, specie and enzyme combinations. The current work will be focused on the topological effects of enzyme pretreatment on delignification in Kraft pulping. This planning grant will afford the PI the opportunity to obtain preliminary results on which to base a full research proposal. ***