Lignocellulosic biomass: Biosynthesis, degradation, and industrial utilization

Engineering in Life Sciences

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-16

  Guerriero, Gea ^a   Hausman, Jean Francois ^a   Strauss, Joseph ^b,c   Ertan, Haluk ^d,e   Siddiqui, Khawar Sohail ^f  

^a LUXEMBOURG INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Luxembourg)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^c AIT AUSTRIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^e ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^f KING FAHD UNIVERSITY OF PETROLEUM AND MINERALS   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Biocomposites; Biofuel; Biotechnology; Enzyme engineering; Plant cell wall

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; BIOPOLYMERS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLS; CELLULOSE; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CYTOLOGY; LIGNIN; PLANT CELL CULTURE;

BIO-COMPOSITES; ENZYME ENGINEERING; INDUSTRIAL UTILIZATION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; NATURAL COMPOSITE MATERIALS; PLANT CELL WALL; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL ENGINEERING;

ADHESIVE AGENT; ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; BIOMATERIAL; BIOPOLYMER; CANNABIS; CARBOHYDRATE; CARBON NANOTUBE; CELLULOSE; CEMENT; CESIUM ION; CRESOL; ENZYME; FRUCTOSE; GELLING AGENT; GLUCOSE; GUAIACOL; HEMICELLULOSE; LIGNIN; LIGNOCELLULOSE; LUBRICATING AGENT; NANOMATERIAL; OXIDIZING AGENT; PETROCHEMICAL AGENT; QUINONE DERIVATIVE; RESIN; RESORCINOL DERIVATIVE; SOIL WATER; SWEETENING AGENT; VANILLIN;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUEL; BIOMASS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CELLULOSE; CROP; ENZYME; LIGNIN;

AGRICULTURE; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; BIOCHEMICAL COMPOSITION; BIODEGRADATION; BIOENGINEERING; BIOMASS; BIOMASS CONVERSION; BIOMASS PRODUCTION; BIOSYNTHESIS; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DEPOLYMERIZATION; ENZYME ENGINEERING; ENZYMOLOGY; FIBER; FORSYTHIA; GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; LIGNOCELLULOSIC BIOMASS; MATERIAL COATING; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING MATERIAL; PAPER; PLANT CELL; PSEUDOMONAS PUTIDA; REVIEW; RHODOBACTER SPHAEROIDES;

CANNABIS SATIVA;

EID: 84953838860     PISSN: 16180240     EISSN: 16182863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/elsc.201400196     Document Type: Review

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