| Title |
Bioconversion of lignin and its derivatives into polyhydroxyalkanoates: Challenges and opportunities |
| ID_Doc |
29123 |
| Authors |
Kumar, P; Maharjan, A; Jun, HB; Kim, BS |
| Title |
Bioconversion of lignin and its derivatives into polyhydroxyalkanoates: Challenges and opportunities |
| Year |
2019 |
| Published |
Biotechnology And Applied Biochemistry, 66.0, 2 |
| DOI |
10.1002/bab.1720 |
| Abstract |
Renewable energy resources are considered to be promising for the development of a sustainable circular economy. Among various alternatives, the microbial route for various biofuels production is quite lucrative. Use of cellulose and lignocellulose for methane, H-2, organic acids, ethanol, and cellulase has been explored a lot in the past few decades. The major leftover or a coproduct of these processes belongs to lignin-an aromatic cross-link polymer and one of the most abundant complex compounds on earth. A successful bioconversion route of lignin into high-value products is highly desirable for biorefinery perspective. It requires a complex set of enzymes/catalysts to decompose lignin through depolymerization and oxygen removal leading to its monomers that can be metabolized by engineered organisms to synthesize muconic acids, polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs), methane, and other high-value products. This article will focus on the opportunities and challenges in the bioconversion of lignin and its derivatives into PHAs. |
| Author Keywords |
biomass; Cupriavidus necator; laccase; lignin; microbial diversity; polyhydroxyalkanoates; Pseudomonas |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED) |
| EID |
WOS:000466381400003 |
| WoS Category |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
| Research Area |
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology; Biotechnology & Applied Microbiology |
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