Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production
Cellulases are enzymes that are attracting worldwide attention because of their ability to degrade cellulose in the lignocellulosic biomass and transform it into highly demanded bioethanol. The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulases into fermentable sugars is a crucial step in biofuel produ...
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| author | Nevena Ilić Marija Milić Sunčica Beluhan Suzana Dimitrijević-Branković |
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| description | Cellulases are enzymes that are attracting worldwide attention because of their ability to degrade cellulose in the lignocellulosic biomass and transform it into highly demanded bioethanol. The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulases into fermentable sugars is a crucial step in biofuel production, given the complex structure of lignocellulose. Due to cellulases’ unique ability to hydrolyze the very recaltricant nature of lignocellulosic biomass, the cellulase market demand is rapidly growing. Although cellulases have been used in industrial applications for decades, constant effort is being made in the field of enzyme innovation to develop cellulase mixtures/cocktails with improved performance. Given that the main producers of cellulases are of microbial origin, there is a constant need to isolate new microorganisms as potential producers of enzymes important for biofuel production. This review provides insight into current research on improving microbial cellulase production as well as the outlook for the cellulase market with commercial cellulase preparation involved in industrial bioethanol production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cc374da6cb3c4e4f878b3b00fadf24c42023-11-17T19:07:25ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732023-04-01168359810.3390/en16083598Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved ProductionNevena Ilić0Marija Milić1Sunčica Beluhan2Suzana Dimitrijević-Branković3Innovation Centre of Faculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaFaculty of Food Technology and Biotechnology, University of Zagreb, Pierottijeva 6, 10000 Zagreb, CroatiaFaculty of Technology and Metallurgy, University of Belgrade, Karnegijeva 4, 11000 Belgrade, SerbiaCellulases are enzymes that are attracting worldwide attention because of their ability to degrade cellulose in the lignocellulosic biomass and transform it into highly demanded bioethanol. The enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose by cellulases into fermentable sugars is a crucial step in biofuel production, given the complex structure of lignocellulose. Due to cellulases’ unique ability to hydrolyze the very recaltricant nature of lignocellulosic biomass, the cellulase market demand is rapidly growing. Although cellulases have been used in industrial applications for decades, constant effort is being made in the field of enzyme innovation to develop cellulase mixtures/cocktails with improved performance. Given that the main producers of cellulases are of microbial origin, there is a constant need to isolate new microorganisms as potential producers of enzymes important for biofuel production. This review provides insight into current research on improving microbial cellulase production as well as the outlook for the cellulase market with commercial cellulase preparation involved in industrial bioethanol production.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/16/8/3598cellulaselignocellulosic biomasscellulase cocktailscellulase marketbioethanol |
| spellingShingle | Nevena Ilić Marija Milić Sunčica Beluhan Suzana Dimitrijević-Branković Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production Energies cellulase lignocellulosic biomass cellulase cocktails cellulase market bioethanol |
| title | Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production |
| title_full | Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production |
| title_fullStr | Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production |
| title_short | Cellulases: From Lignocellulosic Biomass to Improved Production |
| title_sort | cellulases from lignocellulosic biomass to improved production |
| topic | cellulase lignocellulosic biomass cellulase cocktails cellulase market bioethanol |
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