As the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly, there is a need for alternate fuels to meet the
day to day mounting energy demands. As fossil fuel started depleting, a quest for alternate …

In the recent decade, the global demand and fuel prices have urged a need to track down an
alternate resource. Second-generation (2G) biofuel from the lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) …

Enzymatic hydrolysis of three pre-treated lignocellulosic biomasses–LCB-(wheat straw-WS-,
corn stover-CSV-and cardoon stems–CS-) is studied. These biomasses were pre-treated by …

Cellulose is a renewable carbon source, which is an abundant natural biopolymer present in
agricultural and forest residues. A great variety of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microbes are …

The oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) is a perennial woody oil crop in the Arecaceae family.
Oil palm is well known for a long regeneration time, therefore, in vitro propagation received …

The biomass pretreatment is followed by the next step, ie, saccharification or hydrolysis,
meant for the breakdown of carbohydrate polymers into fermentable sugars. Enzymatic …