By-products resulting from lignocellulose pretreatment and their inhibitory effect on fermentations for (bio)chemicals and fuels

Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology

Volumn 98, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 9579-9593

  van der Pol, Edwin C ^a   Bakker, Robert R ^a   Baets, Peter ^b   Eggink, Gerrit ^a  

^a WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Corbion Purac Biochem ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biobased economy; Biomass; Fermentation; Inhibition; Lignocellulose; Pretreatment

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ENZYME INHIBITION; FERMENTATION; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; PROCESS CONTROL; SUGARS;

BIO-BASED; FERMENTATION PROCESS; INHIBITORY EFFECT; LIGNIN POLYMER; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PRE-TREATMENT; PRETREATMENT METHODS; QUANTITATIVE EFFECTS;

SUGAR INDUSTRY;

BIOMASS; CELLULOSE; DEHYDRATION; FERMENTATION; LIGNIN; POLYMERIZATION; SUGAR;

LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE;

DRUG EFFECTS; FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; METABOLISM;

FERMENTATION; HYDROLYSIS; LIGNIN;

EID: 84911806747     PISSN: 01757598     EISSN: 14320614     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00253-014-6158-9     Document Type: Review

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