The waste-to-wealth concept aims to promote a future sustainable lifestyle where waste
valorization is seen not only for its intrinsic benefits to the environment but also to develop …

Over the past century, Escherichia coli has become one of the best studied organisms on
earth. Features such as genetic tractability, favorable growth conditions, well characterized …

Anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic biomass has gained huge attention in current years,
especially for degrading agricultural waste (ie rice straw, wheat straw etc.). Challenges …

Biocatalysis is crucial for a green, sustainable, biobased economy, and this has driven major
advances in biotechnology and biocatalysis over the past 2 decades. There are numerous …

Cellulosomes are multienzyme complexes that are produced by anaerobic cellulolytic
bacteria for the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass. They comprise a complex of …

Extremophilic microorganisms have established a diversity of molecular strategies in order
to survive in extreme conditions. Biocatalysts isolated by these organisms are termed …

Highlights•Polysaccharides are cross-linked in the plant cell walls with the hydrophobic
network of lignin.•Lignin physically impedes enzymatic deconstruction in biomass …

Nonrenewable fossil fuels and their serious environmental impact have forced to develop
renewable & sustainable energy sources. In this scenario, cellulases have found extensive …

In the past three decades, many studies on the production of biofuels and other chemicals
have been conducted using renewable sources such as lignocellulosic biomass …

Lignocellulosic ethanol has been proposed as a green alternative to fossil fuels for many
decades. However, commercialization of lignocellulosic ethanol faces major hurdles …