Elucidating the mechanisms of enhanced lignin bioconversion by an alkali sterilization strategy
Zhi‐Min Zhao, Shuyang Zhang, Xianzhi Meng, Yunqiao Pu, Zhihua Liu, William K. Ledford, S. Michael Kilbey, Bing‐Zhi Li, Arthur J. Ragauskas
Abstract
A facile alkali sterilization strategy without any heat input makes lignin dispersion no longer a bottleneck limiting biological lignin valorization.
Topics & Concepts
LigninBioconversionSterilization (economics)LimitingAlkali metalChemistryBottleneckPulp and paper industryOrganic chemistryBusinessFermentationEngineeringOperations managementExchange rateMechanical engineeringForeign exchange marketFinanceLignin and Wood ChemistryEnzyme-mediated dye degradationBiofuel production and bioconversion