Sustainable energy from waste organic matters via efficient microbial processes

RK Srivastava, NP Shetti, KR Reddy… - science of the total …, 2020 - Elsevier
This review emphasizes utilization of waste organic matters from water bodies and soil
sources for sustainable energy development. These organic waste matters (including …

[HTML][HTML] Perspectives on biotechnological production of butyric acid from lignocellulosic biomass

M Kelbert, TO Machado, PHH Araújo, C Sayer… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
Butyric acid is produced from the petroleum derivative propylene by chemical route. It is an
important precursor in the fuel, pharmaceutical, chemical, and food industries. However, due …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial valorization of corncob: Novel route for biotechnological products for sustainable bioeconomy

JA Elegbede, VA Ajayi, A Lateef - Environmental Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
Huge amount of renewable biomass in excess of 140 billion metric tons is generated
annually due to agro-industrial activities. The agrowastes are often disposed …

Carbon neutrality in biobutanol production through microbial fermentation technique from lignocellulosic materials–A biorefinery approach

R Nandhini, SS Rameshwar, B Sivaprakash… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biobutanol is gaining more interest as advanced biofuel owing to its characteristics such as
higher energy content, density and lesser corrosiveness. Deriving butanol from biological …

Clostridium sp. as Bio-Catalyst for Fuels and Chemicals Production in a Biorefinery Context

V Liberato, C Benevenuti, F Coelho, A Botelho… - Catalysts, 2019 - mdpi.com
Clostridium sp. is a genus of anaerobic bacteria capable of metabolizing several substrates
(monoglycerides, diglycerides, glycerol, carbon monoxide, cellulose, and more), into …

Engineering Clostridium for improved solvent production: recent progress and perspective

C Cheng, T Bao, ST Yang - Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology, 2019 - Springer
Clostridia are Gram-positive, spore-forming, obligate anaerobic bacteria that can produce
solvents such as acetone, ethanol, and butanol, which can be used as biofuels or building …

Metabolic and evolutionary responses of Clostridium thermocellum to genetic interventions aimed at improving ethanol production

EK Holwerda, DG Olson, NM Ruppertsberger… - Biotechnology for …, 2020 - Springer
Background Engineering efforts targeted at increasing ethanol by modifying the central
fermentative metabolism of Clostridium thermocellum have been variably successful. Here …

Lignocellulosic residues as supports for enzyme immobilization, and biocatalysts with potential applications

EF Nájera-Martínez, EM Melchor-Martínez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing demand for agricultural production means a higher quantity of residues produced.
The reuse and recycling of agro-industrial wastes reduce worldwide greenhouse emissions …

Corn (Zea mays L.) arabinoxylan to expand the portfolio of dietary fibers

F Boukid - Food Bioscience, 2023 - Elsevier
Soluble arabinoxylan, derived from Zea mays L.(corn), is a novel fiber that presents
significant potential to enrich the range of dietary fibers available for human consumption …

Genetic engineering of non-native hosts for 1-butanol production and its challenges: a review

S Nawab, N Wang, X Ma, YX Huo - Microbial cell factories, 2020 - Springer
Background Owing to the increase in energy consumption, fossil fuel resources are
gradually depleting which has led to the growing environmental concerns; therefore …