Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production?
The use of lignocellulosic residues as feedstocks for biofuels production represents an economic and ecofriendly option, since they are generated as byproducts or wastes from different industrial areas. Nevertheless, a pretreatment method aimed at eliminating the lignin content of these residues mus...
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| description | The use of lignocellulosic residues as feedstocks for biofuels production represents an economic and ecofriendly option, since they are generated as byproducts or wastes from different industrial areas. Nevertheless, a pretreatment method aimed at eliminating the lignin content of these residues must be performed. This is required in order to increase cellulose bioavailability, which favors the production of reducing sugars through microbial or enzymatic attack. Some performed pretreatments can be classified as physical, chemical, and physicochemical methods. Although such methods are the most used pretreatments, they are expensive and generate or make use of harmful compounds. Biological methods, by the action of microorganisms or their enzymes for lignin content reduction, may be regarded as an alternative, being cheaper and more friendly to the environment than the aforementioned methods. However, until now, biological pretreatments have not shown the same yield as the previously mentioned methods in both sugar recovery and biofuel production. In that sense, the aim of this work is to review the efficiency of these methods, with the goal of clarifying their advantages and disadvantages for improvement of biofuel production. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e0607a1401c14061822f1599944c47712024-02-14T20:58:21ZengNorth Carolina State UniversityBioResources1930-21262024-02-011921254Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production?Carlos Antonio Alba Fierro0Miguel Ángel Escobedo Bretado1Diola Marina Núñez Ramírez2María Angélica Martell Nevárez3Francisco Javier Ríos Fránquez4Dr., Laboratory of Bioprocesses and Bioproducts, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Veterinaria S/N, 34120, Durango, Dgo, MéxicoDr., Laboratory of Catalysis, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Veterinaria S/N, 34120, Durango, Dgo, MéxicoDr., Laboratory of Biotechnology of Materials, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Veterinaria S/N, 34120, Durango, Dgo, MéxicoDr., Facultad de Ciencias Forestales y Ambientales, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Rio Papaloapan, 34120, Durango, Dgo, MéxicoDr., Laboratory of Bioprocesses and Bioproducts, Facultad de Ciencias Químicas, Universidad Juárez del Estado de Durango, Avenida Veterinaria S/N, 34120, Durango, Dgo, MéxicoThe use of lignocellulosic residues as feedstocks for biofuels production represents an economic and ecofriendly option, since they are generated as byproducts or wastes from different industrial areas. Nevertheless, a pretreatment method aimed at eliminating the lignin content of these residues must be performed. This is required in order to increase cellulose bioavailability, which favors the production of reducing sugars through microbial or enzymatic attack. Some performed pretreatments can be classified as physical, chemical, and physicochemical methods. Although such methods are the most used pretreatments, they are expensive and generate or make use of harmful compounds. Biological methods, by the action of microorganisms or their enzymes for lignin content reduction, may be regarded as an alternative, being cheaper and more friendly to the environment than the aforementioned methods. However, until now, biological pretreatments have not shown the same yield as the previously mentioned methods in both sugar recovery and biofuel production. In that sense, the aim of this work is to review the efficiency of these methods, with the goal of clarifying their advantages and disadvantages for improvement of biofuel production.https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/23136lignocellulosic residuesbiological pretreatmentsugar recoverybioethanolbiohydrogenbiodiesel production |
| spellingShingle | Carlos Antonio Alba Fierro Miguel Ángel Escobedo Bretado Diola Marina Núñez Ramírez María Angélica Martell Nevárez Francisco Javier Ríos Fránquez Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production? BioResources lignocellulosic residues biological pretreatment sugar recovery bioethanol biohydrogen biodiesel production |
| title | Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production? |
| title_full | Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production? |
| title_fullStr | Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production? |
| title_short | Are Biological Pretreatments of Lignocellulosic Residues a Real Option for Biofuels Production? |
| title_sort | are biological pretreatments of lignocellulosic residues a real option for biofuels production |
| topic | lignocellulosic residues biological pretreatment sugar recovery bioethanol biohydrogen biodiesel production |
| url | https://ojs.cnr.ncsu.edu/index.php/BRJ/article/view/23136 |
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