Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics

C Huang, X Jiang, X Shen, J Hu, W Tang, X Wu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficiently producing second-generation biofuels from biomass is of strategic significance
and meets sustainability targets, but it remains a long-term challenge due to the existence of …

The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review

CG Yoo, X Meng, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneity and rigidity of lignocellulose causing resistance to its deconstruction have
provided technical and economic challenges in the current biomass conversion processes …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in understanding the effects of lignin structural characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis

Y Yuan, B Jiang, H Chen, W Wu, S Wu, Y Jin… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose for bioethanol production shows a great potential to
remit the rapid consumption of fossil fuels, given the fact that lignocellulose feedstocks are …

Valorization of lignin in polymer and composite systems for advanced engineering applications–a review

MN Collins, M Nechifor, F Tanasă, M Zănoagă… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
As fossil fuel resources dwindle and new regulations for a cleaner and safer environment
come on stream, there is growing interest in developing new sustainable feedstocks for …

Production and application of lignosulfonates and sulfonated lignin

T Aro, P Fatehi - ChemSusChem, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is the largest reservoir of aromatic compounds on earth and has great potential to be
used in many industrial applications. Alternative methods to produce lignosulfonates from …

Enzymatic conversion of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: A review on influence of structural changes of lignin

Y Sheng, SS Lam, Y Wu, S Ge, J Wu, L Cai… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The demands of energy sustainability drive efforts to bio-chemical conversion of biomass
into biofuels through pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and microbial fermentation …

Efficient sugar production from plant biomass: Current status, challenges, and future directions

JY Zhu, X Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic plant biomass is recognized as an alternative resource for sustainable
production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and polymeric materials through the biorefining …

[HTML][HTML] Constraints and advances in high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: a critical review

ASA da Silva, RP Espinheira, RSS Teixeira… - Biotechnology for …, 2020 - Springer
The industrial production of sugar syrups from lignocellulosic materials requires the
conduction of the enzymatic hydrolysis step at high-solids loadings (ie, with over 15% solids …

[HTML][HTML] Current understanding of the correlation of lignin structure with biomass recalcitrance

M Li, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Frontiers in chemistry, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Lignin, a complex aromatic polymer in terrestrial plants, contributes significantly to biomass
recalcitrance to microbial and/or enzymatic deconstruction. To reduce biomass …

Changing the role of lignin in enzymatic hydrolysis for a sustainable and efficient sugar platform

C Cai, C Zhang, N Li, H Liu, J Xie, H Lou, X Pan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrolyzing lignocellulose, the most abundant biomass raw material in nature, into
monosaccharides by enzymes and then transforming the sugars into chemicals and fuels by …