Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

W Schutyser, T Renders, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In pursuit of more sustainable and competitive biorefineries, the effective valorisation of
lignin is key. An alluring opportunity is the exploitation of lignin as a resource for chemicals …

Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization

GT Beckham, CW Johnson, EM Karp… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin is a primary component of lignocellulosic biomass that is an underutilized feedstock
in the growing biofuels industry. Despite the fact that lignin depolymerization has long been …

Lignin conversion to β-ketoadipic acid by Pseudomonas putida via metabolic engineering and bioprocess development

AZ Werner, WT Cordell, CW Lahive, BC Klein… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Bioconversion of a heterogeneous mixture of lignin-related aromatic compounds (LRCs) to a
single product via microbial biocatalysts is a promising approach to valorize lignin. Here …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of analytical methods in pretreatment of lignocelluloses: composition, imaging, and crystallinity

K Karimi, MJ Taherzadeh - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignocelluloses are widely investigated as renewable substrates to produce biofuels, eg,
ethanol, methane, hydrogen, and butanol, as well as chemicals such as citric acid, lactic …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal cellulases

CM Payne, BC Knott, HB Mayes, H Hansson… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Lignocellulosic biomass has enormous potential to contribute to worldwide energy,
chemical, and material demands in a renewable, sustainable manner. In the United States …

Lignin valorization through integrated biological funneling and chemical catalysis

JG Linger, DR Vardon, MT Guarnieri… - Proceedings of the …, 2014 - National Acad Sciences
Lignin is an energy-dense, heterogeneous polymer comprised of phenylpropanoid
monomers used by plants for structure, water transport, and defense, and it is the second …

A review on the role of pretreatment technologies in the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass of corn stover

MFS Khan, M Akbar, Z Xu, H Wang - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2021 - Elsevier
Corn is one of the major crops in most of the agricultural countries. In the US and China, the
corn production shows increasing trends with the annual production of corn stover of 250 …

Towards lignin consolidated bioprocessing: simultaneous lignin depolymerization and product generation by bacteria

D Salvachúa, EM Karp, CT Nimlos, DR Vardon… - Green …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin represents an untapped resource in lignocellulosic biomass, primarily due to its
recalcitrance to depolymerization and its intrinsic heterogeneity. In Nature, microorganisms …

Multifarious pretreatment strategies for the lignocellulosic substrates for the generation of renewable and sustainable biofuels: A review

A Kumar, A Rapoport, G Kunze, S Kumar, D Singh… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently major part of the world's energy requirements is fulfilled by fossil resources.
Severe economic and environmental problems along with their limited resources are still a …

Adipic acid production from lignin

DR Vardon, MA Franden, CW Johnson… - Energy & …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is an alkyl-aromatic polymer present in plant cell walls for defense, structure, and
water transport. Despite exhibiting a high-energy content, lignin is typically slated for …