Industrial Enzyme Applications in Biorefineries for Starchy Materials

Abstract

This chapter reviews recent advances in technology developments in biorefi nery industries through enzymatic approaches where various starchy materials have been used as feedstock for biofuel and various syrup productions. It further discusses the enzymes discovery, industrial challenges, and how enzymatic-based approaches help different industries to develop environmentally sustainable and cost-effective solutions by making industrial process into more simplifi ed without compromising the product and by-product yields and their qualities.

Genome Sequence of Tumebacillus flagellatus GST4, the First Genome Sequence of a Species in the Genus Tumebacillus

“…Therefore, acid-resistant amylases are the preferred enzymes for starch hydrolysis in several industrial processes ( 6 , 7 ). For example, ethanol industries mainly use commercially available acid-resistant glucoamylase, α-amylase, and pullulanase ( 8 ). Owing to their industrial importance, there is an ongoing interest in the isolation of new acid-resistant amylases with industrial potential ( 5 ).…”