Microbial lignin valorization through depolymerization to aromatics conversion

F Li, Y Zhao, L Xue, F Ma, SY Dai, S Xie - Trends in biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Lignin is the most abundant source of renewable aromatic biopolymers and its valorization
presents significant value for biorefinery sustainability, which promotes the utilization of …

Biological valorization strategies for converting lignin into fuels and chemicals

Z Chen, C Wan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
Lignin is a complex phenylpropanoid biopolymer conferring mechanical strength to plant
cell walls. Biorefineries, along with pulp and paper industry, generate large quantities of …

Valorisation of lignocellulosic biomass to value-added products: Paving the pathway towards low-carbon footprint

G Velvizhi, C Goswami, NP Shetti, E Ahmad, KK Pant… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Biofuel is the presently needed potential energy reservoir as an alternative to wearying fossil
fuel-based technology. Second generation lignocellulose is considered to be the most …

Transforming biorefinery designs with 'Plug-In Processes of Lignin'to enable economic waste valorization

ZH Liu, N Hao, YY Wang, C Dou, F Lin, R Shen… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Biological lignin valorization has emerged as a major solution for sustainable and cost-
effective biorefineries. However, current biorefineries yield lignin with inadequate …

Identifying and creating pathways to improve biological lignin valorization

ZH Liu, RK Le, M Kosa, B Yang, J Yuan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
Biological lignin valorization to fuels and value-added chemicals enables sustainable and
economic biorefineries. While significant progress has been made, several major …

Synergistic enzymatic and microbial lignin conversion

C Zhao, S Xie, Y Pu, R Zhang, F Huang… - Green chemistry, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The utilization of lignin for fungible fuels and chemicals represents one of the most imminent
challenges in modern biorefineries. However, bioconversion of lignin is highly challenging …

Recent developments in lignocellulosic biofuels, a renewable source of bioenergy

AK Rai, NH Al Makishah, Z Wen, G Gupta, S Pandit… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Biofuel consists of non-fossil fuel derived from the organic biomass of renewable resources,
including plants, animals, microorganisms, and waste. Energy derived from biofuel is known …

Systems biology-guided biodesign of consolidated lignin conversion

L Lin, Y Cheng, Y Pu, S Sun, X Li, M Jin, EA Pierson… - Green …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer on the earth, yet its utilization for fungible
products is complicated by its recalcitrant nature and remains a major challenge for …

Lignocellulolytic systems of soil bacteria: a vast and diverse toolbox for biotechnological conversion processes

R López-Mondéjar, C Algora, P Baldrian - Biotechnology advances, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose from plant biomass represents an abundant and renewable source for the
production of environmentally friendly chemicals and biofuels. However, its recalcitrant …

Thermomyces lanuginosus is the dominant fungus in maize straw composts

L Zhang, H Ma, H Zhang, L Xun, G Chen, L Wang - Bioresource technology, 2015 - Elsevier
The microbial community composition and function of three self-heating maize straw
composts were compared by integrated meta-omics. The results revealed that the fungal …