Lignocellulosic biofuel has been globally recognized as a renewable energy source with
environmental benefits while minimizing the competition between food and fuel supply …

Combating climate change and ensuring energy supply to a rapidly growing global
population has highlighted the need to replace petroleum fuels with clean, and sustainable …

Generating bioenergy is a significant challenge in reducing the environmental impact of
fossil fuel combustion and in sustaining energy and energy independence. This study …

Global warming issues, rapid fossil fuel diminution, and increasing worldwide energy
demands have diverted accelerated attention in finding alternate sources of biofuels and …

Bacteria and yeast are being intensively used to produce biofuels and high-added-value
products by using plant biomass derivatives as substrates. The number of microorganisms …

The European Union has recommended that about 10–50% of the global energy
requirement should be supplemented by waste biomass resources by 2050 in order to …

The petrochemical industry has grown to meet the need for massive production of energy
and commodities along with an explosive population growth; however, serious side effects …

Highlights•Metabolic engineering improves microbial production of cellulosic fuels.•We
highlight a paradigm shift in engineering of ethanol producer, S. cerevisiae.•Strain …

The issues of global warming, coupled with fossil fuel depletion, have undoubtedly led to
renewed interest in other sources of commercial fuels. The search for renewable fuels has …

Conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to biofuels using microbial fermentation is an
attractive option to substitute petroleum-based production economically and sustainably …