Enzymatic conversion of lignin into renewable chemicals

TDH Bugg, R Rahmanpour - Current opinion in chemical biology, 2015 - Elsevier
Highlights•Lignin availability and structural types.•Challenges in lignin
valorisation.•Enzymes for lignin breakdown.•Manipulating lignin degradation pathways to …

Recent advances in oxidative valorization of lignin

R Ma, M Guo, X Zhang - Catalysis Today, 2018 - Elsevier
Lignin, an aromatic macromolecule synthesized by all higher plants, is one of the most
intriguing natural materials for utilization across a wide range of applications …

Influence of bio-based solvents on the catalytic reductive fractionation of birch wood

W Schutyser, S Van den Bosch, T Renders… - Green …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Reductive catalytic fractionation constitutes a promising approach to separate lignocellulose
into a solid carbohydrate pulp and a stable liquid lignin oil. The process is able to extract …

Lignin valorization by bacterial genus Pseudomonas: state-of-the-art review and prospects

M Kumar, S You, J Beiyuan, G Luo, J Gupta… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The most prominent aromatic feedstock on Earth is lignin, however, lignin valorization is still
an underrated subject. The principal preparatory strategies for lignin valorization are …

Enhancing muconic acid production from glucose and lignin-derived aromatic compounds via increased protocatechuate decarboxylase activity

CW Johnson, D Salvachúa, P Khanna, H Smith… - Metabolic engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The conversion of biomass-derived sugars and aromatic molecules to cis, cis-muconic acid
(referred to hereafter as muconic acid or muconate) has been of recent interest owing to its …

Bioprocess development for muconic acid production from aromatic compounds and lignin

D Salvachúa, CW Johnson, CA Singer, H Rohrer… - Green …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Muconic acid (MA) is a bio-based platform chemical that can be converted into the
commodity petrochemical building blocks adipic acid or terephthalic acid, or used in …

From dirt to industrial applications: Pseudomonas putida as a synthetic biology chassis for hosting harsh biochemical reactions

PI Nikel, M Chavarria, A Danchin… - Current opinion in chemical …, 2016 - Elsevier
Highlights•SynBio needs chassis with superior genetic, biochemical, and physiological
traits.•Environmental bacteria are endowed with many advantageous metabolic properties.• …

[HTML][HTML] Biobased adipic acid–The challenge of developing the production host

E Skoog, JH Shin, V Saez-Jimenez, V Mapelli… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Adipic acid is a platform chemical, and is the most important commercial dicarboxylic acid. It
has been targeted for biochemical conversion as an alternative to present chemical …

Recent progress and challenges in biological degradation and biotechnological valorization of lignin as an emerging source of bioenergy: A state-of-the-art review

GW Park, G Gong, JC Joo, J Song, J Lee, JP Lee… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Due to concerns over climate change and the depletion of fossil fuels, recent studies have
focused on biorefineries utilizing lignocellulosic biomass as a renewable feedstock for …

Engineering Pseudomonas putida KT2440 for efficient ethylene glycol utilization

MA Franden, LN Jayakody, WJ Li, NJ Wagner… - Metabolic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Ethylene glycol is used as a raw material in the production of polyethylene terephthalate, in
antifreeze, as a gas hydrate inhibitor in pipelines, and for many other industrial applications …