Ligninolytic enzymes play a key role in degradation and detoxification of lignocellulosic
waste in environment. The major ligninolytic enzymes are laccase, lignin peroxidase …

A main goal of green biotechnology is to reduce our dependence on fossil reserves and to
increase the use of renewable materials. For this, lignocellulose, which is composed of …

Biomass can be classified broadly as all the matter on the earth's surface of recent biological
origin. 1 Biomass includes plant materials such as trees, grasses, agricultural crops, algal …

A reliance on fossil fuel has led to the increased emission of greenhouse gases (GHGs). The
excessive consumption of raw materials today makes the search for sustainable resources …

Recent years have witnessed the use of different ionic liquids for biomass processing, either
at the level of lignocellulose pre‐treatment, to fractionate biomass in its main components …

The current greening of chemical production processes going along with a rising interest for
the utilization of biogenic feedstocks recently revived the research to find new ways for the …

Abstract Furfural and 5‐hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) are important biomass‐derived
platform chemicals that can be obtained from the dehydration of lignocellulosic sugars. A …

Microbial β‐etherases, which selectively cleave the β‐O‐4 aryl ether linkage present in
lignin, hold great promise for future applications in lignin valorization. However, very few …

As a green adhesive, lignin-based acrylate adhesives have a promising future in substitute
commercial adhesives owing to their cost-effectiveness, and environmental friendliness. In …

The isolation of lignin-degrading microbial strains may lead to the discovery of novel
biocatalysts peroxidases, laccases, and β-etherases potentially useful for lignin …