Bioreactors for lignocellulose conversion into fermentable sugars for production of high added value products.

ABSTRACT: Lignocellulosic biomasses derived from dedicated crops and agro-industrial residual materials are promising renewable resources for the production of fuels and other added value bioproducts. Due to the tolerance to a wide range of environments, the dedicated crops can be cultivated on marginal lands, avoiding conflict with food production and having beneficial effects on the environment. Besides, the agro-industrial residual materials represent an abundant, available, and cheap source of bioproducts that completely cut out the economical and environmental issues related to the cultivation of energy crops. Different processing steps like pretreatment, hydrolysis and microbial fermentation are needed to convert biomass into added value bioproducts. The reactor configuration, the operative co

SUBMITTER: Liguori R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4703634 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature