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Microorganisms and Enzymes for Lignocellulosic Biorefineries comprehensively deals with enzymes and microorganisms for lignocellulosic degradation, along with challenges in the engineering of lignocellulolytic enzymes and mining and engineering for better enzymes. The book discusses commonly used bioprocesses for lignocellulosic biorefinery, including separated hydrolysis, fermentation and simultaneous saccharification, and consolidated bioprocessing. Among these methods, construction of microbial co-culturing systems via consolidated bioprocessing is regarded as a potential strategy to efficiently produce biochemicals and biofuels, providing theoretical direction for constructing efficient and stable biorefinery process system in the future.
The book discusses the construction of high-performance enzyme cocktails and presents progress witnessed in engineering lignocellulolytic enzymes, enzyme-producing microorganisms, and future perspectives within the context of developing cost-effective lignocellulose conversion processes.
List of contents
1. General background
2. Biorefinery industry development drivers
3. Biorefinery value chain - economical and technical considerations
4. Composition and characterization of lignocellulosic biomass
5. Enzymes Responsible for Lignocellulose Degradation
6. Challenges in the engineering of lignocellulolytic enzymes
7. Mining and engineering for better enzymes
8. Construction of high-performance enzyme cocktails
9. Microorganisms for Lignocellulose Degradation
10. Fermentative production of chemicals with recombinant cellulose-utilizing microbe
11. Advances in cellulase-expressing microbes used for the production of chemicals
12. The Approaches for Bioconversion of Lignocelluloses
13. Perspectives for future CBP microorganisms
14. Utilisation of lignin, cellulose, hemicellulose and derived sugars
15. Present and future prospects of lignocellulosic valorization
16. Lignocellulosic biorefinery in emerging circular bioeconomy and SWOT analysis for future development of biorefineries
17. Challenges and viewpoint of biorefinery
About the author
Dr. Pratima Bajpai is a Pulp and Paper Consultant with a 40-year research career spanning institutions like the National Sugar Institute, University of Saskatchewan, and Thapar Research Centre. She has held visiting positions at the University of Waterloo and Kyushu University. Recognized among the World's Top 2% Scientists by Stanford University for five consecutive years, her expertise includes industrial biotechnology, environmental biotechnology, and pulp and paper. She has authored several advanced technical books and contributed to numerous publications, making significant contributions to her field. Dr. Bajpai is a leading expert in industrial biotechnology and environmental aspects of pulp and paper industries.
