Commercial feasibility of lignocellulose biodegradation: Possibilities and challenges

Current Opinion in Biotechnology

Volumn 38, Issue , 2016, Pages 190-197

  Taha, Mohamed ^a,b   Foda, Mohamed ^b,c   Shahsavari, Esmaeil ^a   Aburto Medina, Arturo ^a   Adetutu, Eric ^a   Ball, Andrew ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Benha University   (Egypt)

^c HUAZHONG AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIODEGRADATION; BIOFUELS; ETHANOL; FOSSIL FUELS;

CELLULOSIC BIOETHANOL; COMMERCIAL PRODUCTIONS; CURRENT BARRIERS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS; ENVIRONMENTAL-FRIENDLY; LIGNOCELLULOSIC WASTES; SOURCE OF ENERGY; TECHNICAL BARRIERS;

BIOETHANOL;

BIOETHANOL; FOSSIL FUEL; LIGNOCELLULOSE; ALCOHOL; BIOFUEL; LIGNIN;

BIODEGRADATION; BIOMASS; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENZYMATIC DEGRADATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SACCHARIFICATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT; BIOREMEDIATION; HUMAN; METABOLISM;

BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFUELS; BIOMASS; ETHANOL; HUMANS; LIGNIN;

EID: 84977091010     PISSN: 09581669     EISSN: 18790429     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.copbio.2016.02.012     Document Type: Review

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