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Pretreatment of lignocellulose: Formation of inhibitory by-products and strategies for minimizing their effects

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Jönsson, Leif J., Martín, Carlos·2016·Bioresource Technology

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Biochemical conversion of lignocellulosic feedstocks to advanced biofuels and other commodities through a sugar-platform process involves a pretreatment step enhancing the susceptibility of the cellulose to enzymatic hydrolysis. A side effect of pretreatment is formation of lignocellulose-derived by-products that inhibit microbial and enzymatic biocatalysts. This review provides an overview of the formation of inhibitory by-products from lignocellulosic feedstocks as a consequence of using different pretreatment methods and feedstocks as well as an overview of different strategies used to alleviate problems with inhibitors. As technologies for biorefining of lignocellulose become mature and are transferred from laboratory environments to industrial contexts, the importance of management of inhibition problems is envisaged to increase as issues that become increasingly relevant will include the possibility to use recalcitrant feedstocks, obtaining high product yields and high productivity, minimizing the charges of enzymes and microorganisms, and using high solids loadings to obtain high product titers.

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Authors
Jönsson, L. J., & Martín, C.
Affiliations
Umeå University (SE)
Corresponding author
Jönsson, Leif J.
Venue
Bioresource Technology
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2016-01
Volume
199
Pages
103-112
ISSN
0960-8524 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2148269983
Cited by
2,147
References
78
Citations by year
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FWCI
11.01
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
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  • Bioresource Technology (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-nd)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • KTH Publication Database DiVA (KTH Royal Institute of Technology) (submittedVersion, other-oa)
Funders
Vetenskapsrådet (621-2011-4388)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Building and Construction › Anaerobic Digestion and Biogas Production
Keywords
lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, advanced biofuels, biorefining, high solid loading, enzyme cost, microbial inhibition
MeSH terms
Carbohydrates, Lignin, Refuse Disposal, Bioreactors, Biofuels

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