A Consolidated Saccharification, Fermentation, and Transesterification Process (cSFT) Converting Castor Oil to Biodiesel with Cellulose-Derived Ethanol.

ABSTRACT: Environmental and economic concerns due to the increasing use of fossil-based chemicals, especially fuel, may be alleviated by production of renewable fuels based on plant biomass, in particular, waste. Multistep cascades of enzymatic reactions are being increasingly sought to enhance the effectiveness of sustainable, environment-friendly processes. The biochemical transformation of lignocellulosic biomass and oils into fatty acid esters ("biodiesel") involves biomass pretreatment, followed by polysaccharide hydrolysis and sugar fermentation to alcohol, either sequentially or simultaneously. Subsequent trans-esterification with waste or non-food-based oils is usually carried out in an organic solvent. Biocatalysis in aqueous emulsion offers significant advantages. This study presents a nov

SUBMITTER: Korkus Hamal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12732804 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature