TY - JOUR
T1 - A review on lignin structure, pretreatments, fermentation reactions and biorefinery potential
AU - Ponnusamy, Vinoth Kumar
AU - Nguyen, Dinh Duc
AU - Dharmaraja, Jeyaprakash
AU - Shobana, Sutha
AU - Banu, J. Rajesh
AU - Saratale, Rijuta Ganesh
AU - Chang, Soon Woong
AU - Kumar, Gopalakrishnan
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd
PY - 2019/1
Y1 - 2019/1
N2 - In recent years, lignin valorization is commercially an important and advanced sustainable process for lignocellulosic biomass-based industries, primarily through the depolymerization path. The conversion of the lignin moieties into biofuels and other high value-added products are still challenging to the researchers due to the heterogeneity and complex structure of lignin-containing biomass. Besides, the involvement of different microorganisms that carries varying metabolic and enzymatic complex systems towards degradation and conversion of the lignin moieties also discussed. These microorganisms are frequently short of the traits which are obligatory for the industrial application to achieve maximum yields and productivity. This review mainly focuses on the current progress and developments in the pretreatment routes for enhancing lignin degradation and also assesses the liquid and gaseous biofuel production by fermentation, gasification and hybrid technologies along with the biorefinery schemes which involves the synthesis of high value-added chemicals, biochar and other valuable products.
AB - In recent years, lignin valorization is commercially an important and advanced sustainable process for lignocellulosic biomass-based industries, primarily through the depolymerization path. The conversion of the lignin moieties into biofuels and other high value-added products are still challenging to the researchers due to the heterogeneity and complex structure of lignin-containing biomass. Besides, the involvement of different microorganisms that carries varying metabolic and enzymatic complex systems towards degradation and conversion of the lignin moieties also discussed. These microorganisms are frequently short of the traits which are obligatory for the industrial application to achieve maximum yields and productivity. This review mainly focuses on the current progress and developments in the pretreatment routes for enhancing lignin degradation and also assesses the liquid and gaseous biofuel production by fermentation, gasification and hybrid technologies along with the biorefinery schemes which involves the synthesis of high value-added chemicals, biochar and other valuable products.
KW - Biofuel
KW - Biorefinery
KW - Hybrid–conversion
KW - Lignin
KW - Lignocellulosic biomass
KW - Sustainability
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85054024950&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.070
DO - 10.1016/j.biortech.2018.09.070
M3 - Review article
C2 - 30270050
AN - SCOPUS:85054024950
SN - 0960-8524
VL - 271
SP - 462
EP - 472
JO - Bioresource Technology
JF - Bioresource Technology
ER -
