Recent advances in production of bioethanol from lignocellulosic biomass

S Kumar, SP Singh, IM Mishra… - Chemical Engineering …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Ethanol is considered the most potential next generation automotive fuel because it is
carbon‐neutral and could be produced from renewable resources like lignocellulosic …

High-throughput automation in chemical process development

JA Selekman, J Qiu, K Tran, J Stevens… - Annual review of …, 2017 - annualreviews.org
High-throughput (HT) techniques built upon laboratory automation technology and coupled
to statistical experimental design and parallel experimentation have enabled the …

Optimization of enzyme complexes for lignocellulose hydrolysis

A Berlin, V Maximenko, N Gilkes… - Biotechnology and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The ability of a commercial Trichoderma reesei cellulase preparation (Celluclast 1.5 L), to
hydrolyze the cellulose and xylan components of pretreated corn stover (PCS) was …

Cellulose accessibility limits the effectiveness of minimum cellulase loading on the efficient hydrolysis of pretreated lignocellulosic substrates

V Arantes, JN Saddler - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2011 - Springer
A range of lignocellulosic feedstocks (including agricultural, softwood and hardwood
substrates) were pretreated with either sulfur dioxide-catalyzed steam or an ethanol …

The addition of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic performance of cellulase enzymes at high solid loadings

J Hu, R Chandra, V Arantes, K Gourlay… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
The pretreatment process used and the nature of the biomass feedstock will influence the
role that accessory enzymes can play in synergistically interacting with cellulases to …

The synergistic action of accessory enzymes enhances the hydrolytic potential of a “cellulase mixture” but is highly substrate specific

J Hu, V Arantes, A Pribowo, JN Saddler - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2013 - Springer
Background Currently, the amount of protein/enzyme required to achieve effective cellulose
hydrolysis is still too high. One way to reduce the amount of protein/enzyme required is to …

Limitation of cellulose accessibility and unproductive binding of cellulases by pretreated sugarcane bagasse lignin

G Siqueira, V Arantes, JN Saddler, A Ferraz… - Biotechnology for …, 2017 - Springer
Background The effectiveness of the enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose in plant cell wall is
strongly influenced by the access of enzymes to cellulose, which is at least in part limited by …

Bioethanol production from ball milled bagasse using an on-site produced fungal enzyme cocktail and xylose-fermenting Pichia stipitis

B Buaban, H Inoue, S Yano, S Tanapongpipat… - Journal of bioscience …, 2010 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse is one of the most promising agricultural by-products for conversion to
biofuels. Here, ethanol fermentation from bagasse has been achieved using an integrated …

Functional characterization of a bacterial expansin from Bacillus subtilis for enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of cellulose

ES Kim, HJ Lee, WG Bang, IG Choi… - Biotechnology and …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Expansin is a plant protein family that induces plant cell wall‐loosening and cellulose
disruption without exerting cellulose‐hydrolytic activity. Expansin‐like proteins have also …

Biomass characterization: recent progress in understanding biomass recalcitrance

M Foston, AJ Ragauskas - Industrial biotechnology, 2012 - liebertpub.com
The ever-increasing global demand for energy and materials has a pronounced effect on
worldwide economic stability, diplomacy, and technical advancement. In response, a recent …