The primary obstacle to producing renewable fuels from lignocellulosic biomass is a plant's
recalcitrance to releasing sugars bound in the cell wall. From a sample set of wood cores …

Lignocellulosic biomass is uniquely suited as a sustainable feedstock for the biotechnological
production of alternative fuels and chemicals. However, due to the biomass recalcitrance, …

INTRODUCTION Consortia of microorganisms are a promising alternative to monocultures
for complex biotransformations because of their inherent advantages, such as the distribution …

Background Steam explosion pretreatment has been examined in many studies for enhancing
the enzymatic digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass and is currently the most common …

Lignocellulosic biomass–such as wood, agricultural residues or dedicated energy crops–is
a promising renewable feedstock for production of fuels and chemicals that is available at …

This study presents a modified autohydrolysis pretreatment which helps to overcome the
recalcitrance of softwood for enzymatic hydrolysis of its cellulose. Autohydrolysis pretreatments …

In this study, Populus trichocarpa was subjected to dilute acid pretreatment at varying
pretreatment times. The three major components of lignocellulosic biomass, namely cellulose, …

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) of lignocellulosic feedstocks to platform chemicals
requires complex metabolic processes, which are commonly executed by single genetically …

Background Hydrothermal pretreatment using liquid hot water (LHW) is capable of
substantially reducing the cell wall recalcitrance of lignocellulosic biomass. It enhances the …

Lignocellulose is a widely available renewable carbon source and a promising feedstock
for the production of various chemicals in biorefineries. However, its recalcitrant nature is a …