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 …

Lignocellulose is the most abundant biomass on earth with an annual production of about
2× 10 11 tons. It is an inedible renewable carbonaceous resource that is very rich in pentose …

Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is globally available and sustainable feedstock containing
sugar-rich platform that can be converted to biofuels and specialty products through …

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

Concerns about future oil supplies and climate change are fueling interest in sustainable
alternative sources of energy and chemicals. Biomass is a renewable feedstock that has the …

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 …

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

Lignocellulosic biomass is uniquely suited as a sustainable feedstock for the
biotechnological production of alternative fuels and chemicals. However, due to the biomass …

While academic‐level studies on metabolic engineering of microorganisms for production of
chemicals and fuels are ever growing, a significantly lower number of such production …

The long road from emerging biotechnologies to commercial “green” biosynthetic routes for
chemical production relies in part on efficient microbial use of sustainable and renewable …