Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biotechnology

Discusses a wide range of topics related to the fundamental and applied aspects of lignocellulose utilization, processing and biotechnology

Pratima Bajpai (Author)

9780128218891, Elsevier Science

Paperback, published 22 July 2021

248 pages
23.5 x 19 x 1.7 cm, 0.45 kg

Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biotechnology highlights significant aspects of lignocellulose biotechnology, demonstrating its potential value from an application perspective. Sections cover the physico-chemical characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass, the physical and structural properties of hemicelluloses, celluloses and lignin, sources of lignocellulosic biomass , microorganisms and their lignocellulytic enzymes, enzymatic degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, regulation of cell-wall degrading enzymes, barriers to lignocellulose biodegradation, biotechnological importance of lignocellulosic biomass, lignocellulosic pretreatment techniques, bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass, lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment methods, valuable chemicals and products, techno-economic evaluation and future perspectives.

1. Introduction 2. Physico-chemical characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass 3. Sources of lignocellulosic biomass 4. Microorganisms and their lignocellulytic enzymes 5. Enzymatic Degradation of Lignocellulosic Biomass 6. Regulation of Cell-Wall Degrading Enzymes Production in Fungi 7. Barriers to lignocellulose biodegradation 8. Lignocellulosic pretreatment techniques 9. Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic biomass 10.New trends in application of nanotechnology for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass 11. Nanotechnology in Lignocellulosic composites 12. Valuable Chemicals and Products from Lignocellulosic Biomass 13.Techno-economic and environmental evaluation 14. Future perspectives

Subject Areas: Biochemical engineering [TC]