Cellulases and biofuels

DB Wilson - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2009 - Elsevier
There is a major international effort to develop renewable alternatives to fossil fuels. One
approach is to produce a liquid fuel by enzymatically hydrolyzing carbohydrate polymers in …

Cellulase for commodity products from cellulosic biomass

ME Himmel, MF Ruth, CE Wyman - Current opinion in biotechnology, 1999 - Elsevier
A vital objective for second millennium biotechnology will be the enzymatic conversion of
renewable cellulosic biomass to inexpensive fermentable sugars; new and more efficient …

Present and potential applications of cellulases in agriculture, biotechnology, and bioenergy

P Phitsuwan, N Laohakunjit, O Kerdchoechuen… - Folia microbiologica, 2013 - Springer
Cellulase (CEL) presently constitutes a major group of industrial enzyme based on its
diverse ranges of utilization. Apart from such current and well-established applications—as …

Contemporary proteomic research on lignocellulosic enzymes and enzymolysis: a review

H Guo, T He, DJ Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This review overviewed the current researches on the isolation of novel strains, the
development of novel identification protocols, the key enzymes and their synergistic …

Biochemical conversion processes of lignocellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals–a review

S Brethauer, MH Studer - Chimia, 2015 - chimia.ch
Lignocellulosic biomass–such as wood, agricultural residues or dedicated energy crops–is
a promising renewable feedstock for production of fuels and chemicals that is available at …

Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and bioproducts: an overview

HK Sharma, C Xu, W Qin - Waste and Biomass Valorization, 2019 - Springer
Increasing energy demands are not only exploiting the fossil resources but, also depleting
natural environment. Biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable, ecofriendly …

The influence of lignin on the enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated biomass substrates

S Nakagame, RP Chandra… - Sustainable production of …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol has been proposed as a potential
process to provide a more sustainable transportation fuel substitute for fossil fuels such as …

Cellulase in waste management applications

MN Khan, IZ Luna, MM Islam, S Sharmeen… - New and future …, 2016 - Elsevier
Our society produces a lot of voluminous waste of biomass every day, which are mainly
lignocellulose in origin. It is the most abundant plant cell wall component of the biosphere …

[HTML][HTML] An overview of key pretreatment processes employed for bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and value added products

V Chaturvedi, P Verma - 3 Biotech, 2013 - Springer
The hunt for alternative sources of energy generation that are inexpensive, ecofriendly,
renewable and can replace fossil fuels is on, owing to the increasing demands of energy …

Enzymatic conversion of lignocellulose into fermentable sugars: challenges and opportunities

H Jørgensen, JB Kristensen… - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The economic dependency on fossil fuels and the resulting effects on climate and
environment have put tremendous focus on utilizing fermentable sugars from lignocellulose …