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Cover Feature: Synthesis of Dual‐Responsive Materials with Reversible and Switchable Phase‐Transition Properties for High‐Performance Cellulose Enzymatic Hydrolysis (ChemSusChem 4/2020)
Author(s) -
Zhu Xing,
Tian Yi,
He Bin,
Gan Ting,
Hu Xiao,
Wang Xuechuan
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.202000130
Subject(s) - cellulase , cellulose , hydrolysis , solid state , chemistry , chemical engineering , phase transition , enzymatic hydrolysis , phase (matter) , materials science , cover (algebra) , combinatorial chemistry , organic chemistry , physics , engineering , thermodynamics , mechanical engineering
The Cover Feature shows a smart dual‐responsive material to be used as a carrier for cellulase recovery. This material can undergo reversible and switchable transitions between solution, hydrogel, and solid phases. Based on this concept, cellulase can be released from the solution‐state carrier to hydrolyze cellulose freely, and the product glucose solution can be squeezed out after the hydrogel–solid transition without cellulase. It surmounts the solid–solid phase barrier during the cellulose hydrolyzation and realizes high‐efficiency products/enzymes separation. More information can be found in the Communication by X. Zhu et al. on page 663 in Issue 4, 2020 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201903046).