Atomistic origins of biomass recalcitrance in organosolv pretreatment

Sarkar, Daipayan; Santiago, Ian; Vermaas, Josh V.

doi:10.1016/j.ces.2023.118587

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“…This work scheme has been applied to study the role of solvents in pretreating biomass for further deconstruction steps. The results allowed for the classification of nine different solvents into three classes with different effects on lignin and diverse monomeric compositions [ 133 ].…”

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Engineering the Metabolic Landscape of Microorganisms for Lignocellulosic Conversion

Peña-Castro,

Muñoz-Páez,

Robledo-Narvaez

et al. 2023

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Bacteria and yeast are being intensively used to produce biofuels and high-added-value products by using plant biomass derivatives as substrates. The number of microorganisms available for industrial processes is increasing thanks to biotechnological improvements to enhance their productivity and yield through microbial metabolic engineering and laboratory evolution. This is allowing the traditional industrial processes for biofuel production, which included multiple steps, to be improved through the consolidation of single-step processes, reducing the time of the global process, and increasing the yield and operational conditions in terms of the desired products. Engineered microorganisms are now capable of using feedstocks that they were unable to process before their modification, opening broader possibilities for establishing new markets in places where biomass is available. This review discusses metabolic engineering approaches that have been used to improve the microbial processing of biomass to convert the plant feedstock into fuels. Metabolically engineered microorganisms (MEMs) such as bacteria, yeasts, and microalgae are described, highlighting their performance and the biotechnological tools that were used to modify them. Finally, some examples of patents related to the MEMs are mentioned in order to contextualize their current industrial use.

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confidence: 99%