Valorization of outer tunic of the marine filter feeder Ciona intestinalis towards the production of second-generation biofuel and prebiotic oligosaccharides

Abstract Background One of the sustainable development goals focuses on the biomass-based production as a replacement for fossil-based commodities. A novel feedstock with vast potentials is tunicate biomass, which can be pretreated and fermented in a similar way to lignocellulose. Ciona intestinalis...

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Main Authors: Kateřina Hrůzová, Leonidas Matsakas, Anthi Karnaouri, Fredrik Norén, Ulrika Rova, Paul Christakopoulos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Biotechnology for Biofuels
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13068-021-01875-4