Stochastic model of lignocellulosic material saccharification
Fig 9
Experimental data (dotted lines) and best simulation fits of the saccharification time courses for three different pre-treatment severities (low: Black lines, medium: Dark grey lines, high: Light grey lines).
(a) and (d) The substrate has no structure and all polymers are freely floating within the medium. (b) and (e) The cellulose polymers form a microfibril, which is surrounded by hemicellulose and lignin. However, the crystallinity of the substrate is discarded. (c) and (f) The substrate crystallinity is additionaly included, which substantially improves the fits. Each curve represents an average over 100 simulation runs. The experimental data shown here are from Bura et al. [11].