In the last decades, fermentative production of n‐butanol has regained substantial interest
mainly owing to its use as drop‐in‐fuel. The use of lignocellulose as an alternative to …

Several organic acids have been indicated among the top value chemicals from biomass.
Lignocellulose is among the most attractive feedstocks for biorefining processes owing to its …

Production of biofuels and other value-added products from lignocellulose breakdown
requires the coordinated metabolic activity of varied microorganisms. The increasing global …

Introduction Several species of cellulolytic bacteria display cellulosomes, massive multi-
cellulase containing complexes that degrade lignocellulosic plant biomass (LCB). A greater …

Second generation biorefining, namely fermentation processes based on lignocellulosic
feedstocks, has attracted tremendous interest (owing to the large availability and low cost of …

Lactic acid (LA) has several applications in the food, cosmetics and pharmaceutical
industries, as well as in the production of biodegradable plastic polymers, namely …

Co-cultures of clostridia with distinct physiological properties have emerged as an
alternative to increase the production of butanol and other added-value compounds from …

The long-term established symbiosis between gut microbiota and humans is based upon a
dynamic equilibrium that, if unbalanced, could lead to the development of diseases. Despite …

Genus Clostridium is of the largest genus in class Clostridia. It is comprised of spore-
forming, anaerobic, gram-positive organisms. The members of this genus include human …

The nitrogen-doped carbons (NC) were prepared by a simple pyrolysis method using
polyaniline as the precursor. The effect of carbonization temperature on the properties of the …