Pretreatment and fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass: reaction mechanisms and process engineering
Shahrooz Rahmati, William O.S. Doherty, Deepak P. Dubal, Luqman Atanda, Lalehvash Moghaddam, Prashant Sonar, Volker Hessel, Kostya Ostrikov
Abstract
At a time of rapid depletion of oil resources, global food shortages and solid waste problems, it is imperative to encourage research into the use of appropriate pre-treatment techniques using regenerative raw materials such as lignocellulosic biomass.
Topics & Concepts
Lignocellulosic biomassBiomass (ecology)Raw materialEconomic shortageWaste managementBiochemical engineeringPulp and paper industryProcess (computing)Environmental scienceFermentationBiofuelBiotechnologyChemistryEngineeringComputer scienceAgronomyFood scienceOrganic chemistryBiologyGovernment (linguistics)Operating systemPhilosophyLinguisticsBiofuel production and bioconversionMicrobial Metabolic Engineering and BioproductionCatalysis for Biomass Conversion