Access to a wide range of plastic materials has been rationalized by the increased demand
from growing populations and the development of high-throughput production systems …

Humans from the very beginning of existence utilized natural resources for various daily
needs. As years have gone by and with the continuous rise in population, both the natural …

The global diversity of fungi has been estimated between 2 to 11 million species, of which
only about 155 000 have been named. Most fungi are invisible to the unaided eye, but they …

Lignocelluloses are widely investigated as renewable substrates to produce biofuels, eg,
ethanol, methane, hydrogen, and butanol, as well as chemicals such as citric acid, lactic …

Consolidated bioprocessing (CBP) is characterized by a single-step production of value-
added compounds directly from biomass in a single vessel. This strategy has the capacity to …

Cellulose, in addition to hemicellulose and lignin, makes the major fraction of lignocellulosic
biomass–the only sustainable feedstock to meet the long-term sustainable energy need of …

The concept of a biorefinery that integrates processes and technologies for biomass
conversion demands efficient utilization of all components. Hydrothermal processing is a …

Straw biomass is an inexpensive, sustainable, and abundant renewable feedstock for the
production of valuable chemicals and biofuels, which can surmount the main drawbacks …

The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and biorefinery applications is limited
due to the cost of pretreatment to separate or access the biomass's three main usable …

Sorghum is an important crop that serve multiple purposes as human food, animal feed, and
bioenergy production. There are opportunities to produce different types of biofuels from …