Mushrooms of interest to the paper industry
Biotechnologies in the paper industry

The use of microorganisms as a pretreatment for cooking, bleaching, or refining began in the 1970s. Since then, the primary concern has always been selecting a microorganism capable of achieving high delignification selectivity without degrading the cellulose.

The main advantages of using microorganisms are their low cost—due to the ease with which fungi can be cultured—and their environmental impact. The main disadvantages are the very...