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Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

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In this paper, the potential of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative platform to fossil resources has been analyzed and a critical review provides insights into the potential for LBS.
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This article is published in Polymer Chemistry.The article was published on 2015-06-16 and is currently open access. It has received 1763 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lignocellulosic biomass & Biomass.

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Metabolic engineering and enzyme-mediated processing: A biotechnological venture towards biofuel production – A review

TL;DR: Technical obstacles, advances, and bio-economic aspects in the research arena of lignocellulose to biofuel which is crucial in the future biofuel industry to respond inevitably accelerating oil prices and depleting oil assets are described.
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Recent insights into consolidated bioprocessing for lignocellulosic biohydrogen production

TL;DR: This review provides comprehensive information on dark fermentation for hydrogen production using lignocellulosic biomass as a potential feedstock with a CBP approach and potential bottlenecks in the above mentioned processes.
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Reaction engineering and kinetics of algae conversion to biofuels and chemicals via pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction

TL;DR: In this article, pyrolysis and hydrothermal liquefaction technologies for the conversion of a variety of microalgae and macroalgae to bio-oil and biochemicals are discussed comprehensively.
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Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for shikimate pathway derivative production from glucose-xylose co-substrate.

TL;DR: The authors achieve simultaneous utilization of glucose and xylose for target chemical production and cell growth, respectively, and realize high-level production of shikimate pathway derivatives from glucose–xylose co-substrate.
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Value added products from fermentation of sugars derived from agro-food residues

TL;DR: All different bioproducts which can be obtained through fermentation of sugars derived from agro-food residues are described, describing raw materials, pretreatments, mode of operation, conditions and microorganisms used, together with the production yields.
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Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass.

TL;DR: This paper reviews process parameters and their fundamental modes of action for promising pretreatment methods and concludes that pretreatment processing conditions must be tailored to the specific chemical and structural composition of the various, and variable, sources of lignocellulosic biomass.
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Cellulose: Fascinating Biopolymer and Sustainable Raw Material

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Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials for ethanol production: a review.

TL;DR: Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation effectively removes glucose, which is an inhibitor to cellulase activity, thus increasing the yield and rate of cellulose hydrolysis, thereby increasing the cost of ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials.
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The path forward for biofuels and biomaterials

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