Table 2 Cellulosic, hemicellulosic and lignocellulosic substrates used in the investigation

Crystalline samples

Cotton

Linear cellulosic homopolysaccharide of β-D-glucopyranosyl units (95-99%), crystallinity: 64.9%, typical DP: 8,100 - 15,300.

Selefatrade AB/[31–33]

Sigmacell Type 20

Linear cellulosic homopolysaccharide of β-D-glucopyranosyl units, crystallinity: 36.1%, DP: 209.

Sigma-Aldrich/[34, 35]

Amorphous samples

Regenerated amorphous cellulose

Amorphous cellulosic homopolysaccharide prepared from Sigmacell Type 20 using phosphoric acid.

This work/Prepared using method of Zhang et al.[36].

Beech-wood xylan

Branched hemicellulosic heteropolysaccharide, typical DP of hardwood xylan: 100–200.

Sigma-Aldrich/[32]

Locust bean gum galactomannan

Branched hemicellulosic heteropolysaccharide, DP: 900–1500.

Sigma-Aldrich/[32]

Wood samples

Hybrid aspen (Populus tremula x tremuloides)

Hardwood lignocellulose, see Table 3.

Umeå Plant Science Centre (<http://www.upsc.se>)/this work

Norway spruce (Picea abies)

Softwood lignocellulose, see Table 3.

SEKAB AB/this work