In order for plant biomass to become a viable feedstock for meeting the future demand for
liquid fuels, efficient and cost-effective processes must exist to breakdown cellulosic …

Interest in developing a sustainable technology for fuels and chemicals has unleashed
tremendous creativity in metabolic engineering for strain development over the last few …

Food, energy, pharmaceuticals, and plastics are some of the most commonly used
commodities in the world. Their production and disposal are among the leading …

Microbial consortia-based consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) is a promising trend in
biomass biorefinery, but still faces challenges in terms of complicated microbial structure …

Currently, microbial conversion of lignocellulose‐derived glucose and xylose to biofuels is
hindered by the fact that most microbes (including Escherichia coli [E. coli], Saccharomyces …

The implementation of biorefineries for a cost-effective and sustainable production of energy
and chemicals from renewable carbon sources plays a fundamental role in the transition to a …

The conversion of lignocellulose‐rich biomass to bio‐based chemicals and higher order
fuels remains a grand challenge, as single‐microbe approaches often cannot drive both …

Biomass is renewable and most abundant raw material on earth. Technologies have been
employed to utilize this vast renewable resource for biofuel production. In recent years …

Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant renewable feedstock for sustainable production of
commodities such as biofuels. The main technological barrier that prevents widespread …

Highlights•Consolidated bioprocessing conversion of cellulose to ethanol is not yet
viable.•The low value of energy products has shifted the focus to higher-value commodities.• …