Bioconversion of renewable lignocellulosic biomass to biofuel and value added products
are globally gaining significant prominence. Market forces demonstrate a drive towards …

Prior to the discovery of inexpensive fossil fuels, our society was dependent on plant
biomass to meet its energy demands. The discovery of crude oil, in the 19th century, created …

Lignocellulosic biomass can be utilized to produce ethanol, a promising alternative energy
source for the limited crude oil. There are mainly two processes involved in the conversion …

Cellulosic plant material represents an as-of-yet untapped source of fermentable sugars for
significant industrial use. Many physio-chemical structural and compositional factors hinder …

Fundamental features of microbial cellulose utilization are examined at successively higher
levels of aggregation encompassing the structure and composition of cellulosic biomass …

Lactic acid is an industrially important product with a large and rapidly expanding market
due to its attractive and valuable multi-function properties. The economics of lactic acid …

Biological conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels and chemicals offers the high yields to
products vital to economic success and the potential for very low costs. Enzymatic hydrolysis …

Present work deals with the biotechnological production of fuel ethanol from different raw
materials. The different technologies for producing fuel ethanol from sucrose-containing …

In recent years, growing attention has been devoted to the conversion of biomass into fuel
ethanol, considered the cleanest liquid fuel alternative to fossil fuels. Significant advances …

The state of the art of hydrolysis-fermentation technologies to produce ethanol from
lignocellulosic biomass, as well as developing technologies, is evaluated. Promising …