Sahana Ramanna, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, U of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, Bandaru V. Ramarao, Paper and Bioprocess Engineering, ESPRI, SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, Syracuse, NY, Feng Xu, Beijing Key Laboratory of Lignocellulosic Chemistry, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing, China and Shri Ramaswamy, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, MN