Journey of lignin from a roadblock to bridge for lignocellulose biorefineries: A comprehensive review

V Sharma, ML Tsai, P Nargotra, CW Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The grave concerns arisen as a result of environmental pollution and diminishing fossil fuel
reserves in the 21st century have shifted the focus on the use of sustainable and …

Insights into the applications of extracellular laccase-aided humification in livestock manure composting

S Li, K Sun, A Latif, Y Si, Y Gao… - Environmental Science & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Traditional composting is a well-suited biotechnology for on-farm management of livestock
manure (LM) but still leads to the release of toxic micropollutants and imbalance of nutrients …

[HTML][HTML] Microbial co-cultures for biochemicals production from lignocellulosic biomass: a review

M Llamas, S Greses, JA Magdalena… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Global reliance on fossil oil should shift to cleaner alternatives to get a decarbonized society.
One option to achieve this ambitious goal is the use of biochemicals produced from …

Recent advances in laccase activity assays: A crucial challenge for applications on complex substrates

E Martin, P Dubessay, E Record, F Audonnet… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite being one of the first enzymes discovered in 1883, the determination of laccase
activity remains a scientific challenge, and a barrier to the full use of laccase as a biocatalyst …

Fungal laccases: The forefront of enzymes for sustainability

M Loi, O Glazunova, T Fedorova, AF Logrieco, G Mulè - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Enzymatic catalysis is one of the main pillars of sustainability for industrial production.
Enzyme application allows minimization of the use of toxic solvents and to valorize the agro …

Optimization of alkali pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) biomass using response surface methodology

L Sharma, NM Alam, S Roy, P Satya, G Kar… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reduction of inherent structural recalcitrance and improved saccharification efficiency are
two important facets to enhance fermentable sugar yield for bioethanol production from …

Biotechnological approaches in utilizing agro-waste for biofuel production: An extensive review on techniques and challenges

R Rame, P Purwanto, S Sudarno - Bioresource Technology Reports, 2023 - Elsevier
As the global push for sustainable energy solutions intensifies, agro-waste emerges as a
pivotal candidate for biofuel production. Rich in organic compounds and widely abundant …

A comprehensive review on the use of deep eutectic solvents for biomass processing, and the synergistic coupling with physical technology and biological method

CE Okonkwo, SZ Hussain, S Manzoor, B Naseer… - Bioresource Technology …, 2023 - Elsevier
This review discusses biomass recalcitrance, deep eutectic solvents (DESs), application of
DESs in biomass fractionation and processing (delignification, cellulose dissolution and …

Fungal oxidoreductases and CAZymes effectively degrade lignocellulosic component of switchgrass for bioethanol production

S Saini, A Kumar, B Singhal, RC Kuhad, KK Sharma - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Ganoderma lucidum, a basidiomycetous fungus, has enormous potential in the co-
production of diverse extracellular oxidoreductases and CAZymes. In the present study, G …

Coriolus versicolor laccase-based inorganic protein hybrid synthesis for application in biomass saccharification to enhance biological production of hydrogen and …

SKS Patel, RK Gupta, IW Kim, JK Lee - Enzyme and Microbial Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, a bio-friendly inorganic protein hybrid-based enzyme immobilization system
using partially purified Coriolus versicolor laccase (CvLac) was successfully applied to …