Microbial lignocellulolytic enzymes for the effective valorization of lignocellulosic biomass: a review

P Nargotra, V Sharma, YC Lee, YH Tsai, YC Liu… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The urgent demand for alternative energy sources has been sparked by the tremendous
burden on fossil fuels and the resulting acute energy crisis and climate change issues …

A comprehensive review on enzymatic biodegradation of polyethylene terephthalate

J Qiu, Y Chen, L Zhang, J Wu, X Zeng, X Shi, L Liu… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) is a polymer synthesized via the dehydration and
condensation reaction between ethylene glycol and terephthalic acid. PET has emerged as …

Origination, fate, accumulation, impact, of microplastics in a marine ecosystem and bio/technological approach for remediation: a review

M Narayanan - Process Safety and Environmental Protection, 2023 - Elsevier
Plastic's widespread use in everyday life has resulted in massive amounts of plastic waste,
posing a significant environmental burden. Microplastics have been widely dispersed …

Recent progress in key lignocellulosic enzymes: Enzyme discovery, molecular modifications, production, and enzymatic biomass saccharification

Y Li, W Song, X Han, Y Wang, S Rao, Q Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose, the most prevalent biomass on earth, can be enzymatically converted into
carbohydrates for bioethanol production and other uses. Among lignocellulosic enzymes …

Enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic substrate with less-expensive formulation of homemade cellulase cocktails

Q Liu, C Sun, M Madadi, S Dou, J Yan, H Huan… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
This study focused on the efficient production of fermentable sugars from high-solids
enzymatic hydrolysis of the lignocellulosic substrate, using homemade cellulase preparation …

Triggering and identifying the polyurethane and polyethylene-degrading machinery of filamentous fungi secretomes

G Taxeidis, E Nikolaivits, R Siaperas, C Gkountela… - Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
The uncontrollable disposal of plastic waste has raised the concern of the scientific
community, which tries to face this environmental burden by discovering and applying new …

Pretreatment of wheat straw for the production of fermentable sugars with a recyclable low-concentration p-toluenesulfonic acid

J Hao, H Li, Z Shen, Z Xiong, S Yao, X Chen… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Acid hydrotrope pretreatment has attracted widespread attention due to its efficient
separation of lignocellulose. However, current acid hydrotrope pretreatment needs a large …

Bacterial Surface-Assembled Chitinosome for Dismantling Chitin into N-Acetyl Glucosamine

C Du, Y Zhou, L Liu, M Wang, S Jiang… - ACS Sustainable …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The construction of an efficient multienzyme catalyst for dismantling recalcitrant polymers
into high-value-added chemicals is appealing in sustainable biomanufacturing …

Directed reconstruction of a novel ancestral alcohol dehydrogenase featuring shifted pH-profile, enhanced thermostability and expanded substrate spectrum

X Chen, Z Dou, T Luo, Z Sun, H Ma, G Xu, Y Ni - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Ancestral enzymes are promising for industrial biotechnology due to high stability and
catalytic promiscuity. An effective protocol was developed for the directed resurrection of …

Contemporary proteomic research on lignocellulosic enzymes and enzymolysis: a review

H Guo, T He, DJ Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
This review overviewed the current researches on the isolation of novel strains, the
development of novel identification protocols, the key enzymes and their synergistic …