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Bioprospecting microbial hosts to valorize lignocellulose biomass – Environmental perspectives and value-added bioproducts

Lu, Hedong, Yadav, Vivek, Bilal, Muhammad, Iqbal, Hafiz M.N.·2022·Chemosphere

Abstract

Current biorefinery approaches comprehend diverse biomass feedstocks and various conversion techniques to produce a variety of high-value biochemicals and biofuels. Lignocellulose is among the most abundant, bio-renewable, and sustainable bioresources on earth. It is regarded as a prodigious alternative raw feedstock to produce a large number of chemicals and biofuels. Producing biofuels and platform chemicals from lignocellulosic biomasses represent advantages in terms of energy and environmental perspectives. Lignocellulose is a main structural constituent of non-woody and woody plants consisting of lignin, cellulose, and hemicellulose. Efficient exploitation of all these components is likely to play a considerable contribution to the economic viability of the processes since lignocellulosic biomass often necessitate pretreatment for liberating fermentable sugars and added value products that might serve as feedstocks for microbial strains to produce biofuels and biochemicals. Developing robust microbial culture and advancements in metabolic engineering approaches might lead to the rapid construction of cell factories for the effective biotechnological transformation of biomass feedstocks to produce biorefinery products. In this comprehensive review, we discuss the recent progress in the valorization of agro-industrial wastes as prospective microbial feedstocks to produce a spectrum of high-value products, such as microbial pigments, biopolymers, industrial biocatalysts, biofuels, biologically active compounds, bioplastics, biosurfactants, and biocontrol agents with therapeutic and industrial potentialities. Lignocellulosic biomass architecture, compositional aspects, revalorization, and pretreatment strategies are outlined for efficient conversion of lignocellulosic biomass. Moreover, metabolic engineering approaches are briefly highlighted to develop cell factories to make the lignocellulose biorefinery platforms appealing.

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Authors
Lu, H., Yadav, V., Bilal, M., & Iqbal, H. M. N.
Affiliations
  • Jiangnan University (CN)
  • Northwest A&F University (CN)
  • Huai'an University (CN)
  • Tecnológico de Monterrey (MX)
Corresponding author
  • Bilal, Muhammad
  • Iqbal, Hafiz M.N.
Venue
Chemosphere
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2022-02
Volume
288
Issue
Pt 2
Pages
132574
ISSN
0045-6535 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W3206762591
Cited by
96
References
203
Citations by year
2026: 10 · 2025: 23 · 2024: 33 · 2023: 14 · 2022: 13 · 2021: 3
FWCI
4.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Chemosphere (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • Sistema Nacional de Investigadores (735340)
  • Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20170461)
  • Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología
  • National Natural Science Foundation of China (31801524)
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Biofuel production and bioconversion
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Microbial Metabolic Engineering and Bioproduction
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Catalysis for Biomass Conversion
Keywords
lignocellulosic biomass valorization, lignocellulosic biomass, biorefinery, agro-industrial waste, lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, metabolic engineering, cell factories, biofuels, biochemicals, bioplastics, biosurfactants, biocatalysts, biological control agents, biopolymers, microbial pigments, lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose
MeSH terms
Lignin, Prospective Studies, Biomass, Bioprospecting

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