Co-hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass for microbial lipid accumulation

Microbial Degradation of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Engineering microbial surfaces to degrade lignocellulosic biomass

Renewable lignocellulosic plant biomass is a promising feedstock from which to produce biofuels, chemicals, and materials. One approach to cost-effectively exploit this resource is to use consolidating bioprocessing (CBP) microbes that directly convert lignocellulose into valuable end products. Because many promising CBP-enabling microbes are non-cellulolytic, recent work has sought to engineer...

Engineered microbial systems for enhanced conversion of lignocellulosic biomass.

In order for plant biomass to become a viable feedstock for meeting the future demand for liquid fuels, efficient and cost-effective processes must exist to breakdown cellulosic materials into their primary components. A one-pot conversion strategy or, consolidated bioprocessing, of biomass into ethanol would provide the most cost-effective route to renewable fuels and the realization of this t...

Kinetic Modelling of Dilute Acid Hydrolysis of Lignocellulosic Biomass

Recalcitrant carbohydrates after enzymatic hydrolysis of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass

BACKGROUND To reduce the cost of the enzymes for the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass, two main strategies have been followed: one, the reduction of enzyme dosing by the use of more efficient and stable enzymatic cocktails; another, to include accessory enzymes in the cocktails to increase yields by reducing the recalcitrant carbohydrate fraction remaining at the end of the process. To gui...