Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts - A critical review

Veeramuthu Ashokkumar; Radhakrishnan Venkatkarthick; Shanmugam Jayashree; Santi Chuetor; Selvakumar Dharmaraj; Gopalakrishnan Kumar; Wei-Hsin Chen; Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126195

Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and value-added bioproducts - A critical review

Bioresour Technol. 2022 Jan;344(Pt B):126195. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126195. Epub 2021 Oct 25.

Authors

Veeramuthu Ashokkumar¹, Radhakrishnan Venkatkarthick², Shanmugam Jayashree³, Santi Chuetor⁴, Selvakumar Dharmaraj⁵, Gopalakrishnan Kumar⁶, Wei-Hsin Chen⁷, Chawalit Ngamcharussrivichai⁸

Affiliations

¹ Center of Excellence in Catalysis for Bioenergy and Renewable Chemicals (CBRC), Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand. Electronic address: rvashok2008@gmail.com.
² Metallurgy and Materials Science Research Institute (MMRI), Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.
³ Department of Biotechnology, Stella Maris College (Autonomous), Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600086, India.
⁴ Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Bangkok, Thailand.
⁵ Department of Marine Biotechnology, Academy of Maritime Education and Training [AMET] (Deemed to be University), Chennai 603112, Tamil Nadu, India.
⁶ School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Yonsei University, Seoul 03722, Republic of Korea; Institute of Chemistry, Bioscience and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Science and Technology, University of Stavanger, Box 8600 Forus, 4036 Stavanger, Norway.
⁷ Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan; Research Center for Smart Sustainable Circular Economy, Tunghai University, Taichung 407, Taiwan; Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Chin-Yi University of Technology, Taichung 411, Taiwan.
⁸ Center of Excellence in Catalysis for Bioenergy and Renewable Chemicals (CBRC), Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Pathum Wan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence on Petrochemical and Materials Technology (PETROMAT), Chulalongkorn University, Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.

PMID: 34710596
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126195

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass is a highly renewable, economical, and carbon-neutral feedstock containing sugar-rich moieties that can be processed to produce second-generation biofuels and bio-sourced compounds. However, due to their heterogeneous multi-scale structure, the lignocellulosic materials have major limitations to valorization and exhibit recalcitrance to saccharification or hydrolysis by enzymes. In this context, this review focuses on the latest methods available and state-of-the-art technologies in the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, which aids the disintegration of the complex materials into monomeric units. In addition, this review deals with the genetic engineering techniques to develop advanced strategies for fermentation processes or microbial cell factories to generate desired products in native or modified hosts. Further, it also intends to bridge the gap in developing various economically feasible lignocellulosic products and chemicals using biorefining technologies.

Keywords: Biorefineries; Genetic engineering; Lignocellulosic biomass; Pretreatment techniques; Techno-economic Assessment.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biofuels*
Biomass
Fermentation
Lignin* / metabolism

Substances

Biofuels
lignocellulose
Lignin