Synthesis of Cello-Oligosaccharides for Alcohol Fermentation by Hydrolysis of Crystalline-Region Cellulose

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A practical method to hydrolyze crystalline cellulose was found out. After crystalline cellulose suspension in water was heated at 260℃±10℃ in which temperature the hydrogen bond is weakened, it was steam-exploded. The obtained cellulose showed that hydrolysis occurred only at its surface. Mercerized cellulose showed the same phenomenon. For the crystalline cellulose converted into a different crystalline state, an acidic hydrolysis around 200℃ gave mono- and oligo-saccharide derivatives, indicating the occurrence of main-chain scission. The converted cellulose was easily hydrolyzed by enzymes into monoand oligo-saccharides.