Abstract:

The efficient conversion and utilization of renewable lignocellulosic biomass is the hot research interest of the world. Cellooligosaccharides obtained from the enzymatic hydrolysate of lignocellulosic biomass are functional oligosaccharides. Cellooligosaccharides would be degraded into oligomers with lower degree of polymerization, furfural, levulinic acid, and other polyhydroxy acid, aldehyde or ketone in the presence of acid, alkali, hydrolase or oxidant. This paper is aimed to overview the research advances in degradation reaction of cellooligosaccharides under different conditions.

Key words: cellooligosaccharides, degradation reaction, lignocellulosic biomass