Sugarcane bagasse is a rich source of cellulose (32–45%), hemicellulose (20–32%) and
lignin (17–32%), 1.0–9.0% ash and some extractives. Huge amount of the generation of …

Dwindling petroleum resources and increasing environmental concerns have stimulated the
production of platform chemicals via biochemical processes through the use of renewable …

Currently major part of the world's energy requirements is fulfilled by fossil resources.
Severe economic and environmental problems along with their limited resources are still a …

Microbial production of acetone and butanol was one of the first large-scale industrial
fermentation processes of global importance. During the first part of the 20th century, it was …

Natural rubber (NR) has unique properties which are unmatched by synthetic rubber and is
used in over 50,000 products. The only commercial source of NR is the Para rubber tree …

Sucrose and glycogen syntheses in cyanobacteria share the common precursor glucose-1-
phosphate. It is generally assumed that lowering glycogen synthesis could drive more …

Second-and third-generation biorefineries enable the sustainable management of
biomasses within the framework of circular economy principles. This approach aims to …

Due to the non-renewability of fossil fuels, biobutanol production from lignocellulosic
materials has attracted more and more attention. Traditional acetone-butanol-ethanol (ABE) …

The technical feasilibity of integrating ABE fermentations with organophilic pervaporation
has been described and demonstrated numerous times. However, engineering guidelines …

Environmental impact assessment is a crucial aspect of biofuels production to ensure that
the process generates emissions within the designated limits. In typical cellulosic biofuel …