Effect of Simultaneous Steam Explosion and Alkaline Depolymerization on Corncob Lignin and Cellulose Structure

X. Ouyang,a,# L. Chen,a,# S. Zhang,b Q. Yuan,a W. Wang,a,c,* and R. J. Linhardtd,e,f aCollege of Life Science and Technology, Beijing University of Chemical Technology, Beijing, 100029, China bDepartment of Biological Systems Engineering, Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-6120, USA cState Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou, China, 510640 dDepartments of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, eChemical and Biological Engineering, fCenter for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, NY 12180, USA