The long chain sugars are the steel rods, and embedded in lignin, which is the glue that sticks it together.    From Wordnik.com.  [FWi - All News] Reference

But NAT treats it with an enzyme that breaks down some of the rigid materials, known as "lignin," that cause linen to wrinkle.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hemmed In by Cotton, Hanes Eases Into Flax] Reference

It is always associated with lignin and hemicelluloses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22] Reference

Leaves with high lignin or tannin may decompose too slowly.    From Wordnik.com.  [4: Multipurpose trees] Reference

Both occur in lignin, and are then undoubtedly indigestible.    From Wordnik.com.  [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference

The need to plow is a sign of the lack of lignin in the soil.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22] Reference

The increase in digestibility is related to the lignin content.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Young stems-lignin 13 per cent; in vitro digestibility 64 per cent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 35] Reference

Much of the cellulose in nature is bound physico-chemically with lignin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 5] Reference

Plants are composed mainly of carbohydrates like cellulose, sugar, and lignin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference

The effect of sodium hydroxide is to dissolve lignin, silica, and hemicelluloses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

The lignin-butanol fraction can be cooled to separate the lignin or used as a fuel.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Old stems-protein 11 per cent; lignin 17 per cent; in vitro digestibility 58 per cent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 35] Reference

As a general rule, tropical forages tend to have more lignin than do temperate forages.    From Wordnik.com.  [9: Domestic animals] Reference

Rice straw, the major agricultural by-product of South Asia, is high in lignin and silica.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 6] Reference

As mentioned earlier, cellulose occurs complexed with hemicelluloses and lignin in nature.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 22] Reference

A promising method of biological treatment is the growing of lignin-digesting fungi on straw.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 12] Reference

Research on fuels and chemicals from lignin and other biomass components should be intensified.    From Wordnik.com.  [6 Conclusions and Recommendations] Reference

Dry pods without seeds-protein 9 per cent; lignin 15 per cent; in vitro digestibility 62 per cent.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 35] Reference

In the second year the lignin alone increased to the end; the cellulose decreased at the end of June.    From Wordnik.com.  [Researches on Cellulose 1895-1900] Reference

Certain fungi can digest cellulose and lignin, as can the symbiotic bacteria inhabiting a cow's rumen.    From Wordnik.com.  [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference

The lignin will also be evaluated as a raw material for adhesives and as a feedstock for phenol production.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

The lignin is not only indigestible but also reduces the digestibility of some of the cellulose in the plant.    From Wordnik.com.  [9: Domestic animals] Reference

Commercial procedures are based on lignin removal through the selective action of chemical pulping and bleaching agents.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Digestive wastes of primary decomposers are thoroughly inoculated with microorganisms that can consume cellulose and lignin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Organic Gardener's Composting] Reference

About 1 ton of straw per hour will be separated into cellulose, hemicellulose (recovered as a pentose solution), and lignin.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

In this process, wood chips are first heated in alkaline aqueous butanol to separate the hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Thus, chemical or mechanical pretreatment is used to separate the lignin from the cellulose to facilitate cellulose hydrolysis.    From Wordnik.com.  [2 Biomass Sources] Reference

Since lignin is the major component in the extractables, this steam treatment may facilitate degradation of the remaining cellulose.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference

Partial removal of lignin by white rot fungi is a slow process and would entail some loss or degradation of the original carbohydrate.    From Wordnik.com.  [3 Ethanol Production] Reference