Advances in enzymatic conversion of biomass derived furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural to value-added chemicals and solvents

VK Vaidyanathan, K Saikia, PS Kumar… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The progress of versatile chemicals and bio-based fuels using renewable biomass has
gained ample importance. Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural are biomass-derived …

Recent advances in biotransformation of 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural: challenges and future aspects

K Saikia, AK Rathankumar, PS Kumar… - Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In a biorefinery process, 5‐Hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) is a promising biomass‐derived
chemical with diverse industrial applications. The biotransformation of HMF to different high …

(Chemo) biocatalytic upgrading of biobased furanic platforms to chemicals, fuels, and materials: a comprehensive review

N Li, MH Zong - ACS Catalysis, 2022 - ACS Publications
Biobased furans, such as furfural, 5-hydroxymethylfurfural, and 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid,
are recognized as the top-value platform chemicals in the valorization of biomass to …

Status of biocatalysis in the production of 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid

D Troiano, V Orsat, MJ Dumont - ACS Catalysis, 2020 - ACS Publications
2, 5-Furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) is an increasingly important platform chemical that may
be produced via thermochemical, photochemical, electrochemical, or biocatalysis …

[HTML][HTML] Developing future visions for bio-plastics substituting PET–A backcasting approach

V Haas, J Wenger, L Ranacher, N Guigo… - Sustainable Production …, 2022 - Elsevier
The demand for plastics far exceeds that for any other bulk material and is expected to grow
further due to global economic and population growth. Packaging is by far the largest end …

Cyanobacteria as cell factories for the photosynthetic production of sucrose

M Santos-Merino, L Yun, DC Ducat - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Biofuels and other biologically manufactured sustainable goods are growing in popularity
and demand. Carbohydrate feedstocks required for industrial fermentation processes have …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) oxidation in Pseudomonas boosts tolerance and accelerates 2, 5-furandicarboxylic acid (FDCA) production

T Lechtenberg, B Wynands, N Wierckx - Metabolic Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Due to its tolerance properties, Pseudomonas has gained particular interest as host for
oxidative upgrading of the toxic aldehyde 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) into 2, 5 …

Design and optimization of artificial light-driven microbial consortia for the sustainable growth and biosynthesis of 2-phenylethanol

H Gao, H Wang, Y Zhang, Y Wang, G Liu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Synthetic light-driven microbial consortia can serve as a versatile and efficient platform for
microbial growth and bio-chemicals production through the efficient labor division. Within the …

Advances in engineering algae for biofuel production

AM Ruffing, RW Davis, TW Lane - Current opinion in biotechnology, 2022 - Elsevier
Highlights•High-throughput strain engineering increases algal biomass production and lipid
content.•Genome-scale models with omics data advance rational algal strain engineering.• …

[HTML][HTML] Biosynthesis of value-added bioproducts from hemicellulose of biomass through microbial metabolic engineering

B Geng, X Jia, X Peng, Y Han - Metabolic Engineering Communications, 2022 - Elsevier
Hemicellulose is the second most abundant carbohydrate in lignocellulosic biomass and
has extensive applications. In conventional biomass refinery, hemicellulose is easily …