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- Title
The Implications of Lignocellulosic Biomass Chemical Composition for the Production of Advanced Biofuels.
- Authors
SOREK, NADAV; YEATS, TREVOR H.; SZEMENYEI, HEIDI; YOUNGS, HEATHER; SOMERVILLE, CHRIS R.
- Abstract
The majority of terrestrial biomass accumulates as plant cell walls, the main structural component of leaves, stems, roots, fruits, and seeds. The main constituents of plant cell walls are lignin and polysaccharides, which can be transformed into liquid fuel molecules through chemical transformation or microbial fermentation. Because of the large scale of demand for fuel, it is essential that biomass-to-fuel conversion processes maximize conservation of energy in the products. Here, we summarize some of the challenges posed to these processes by the chemical complexity of plant cell walls.
- Subjects
BIOCHEMISTRY; LIGNOCELLULOSE; PLANT biomass; BOTANICAL chemistry; PLANT cell walls; BIOMASS energy; RENEWABLE energy sources
- Publication
BioScience, 2014, Vol 64, Issue 3, p192
- ISSN
0006-3568
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/biosci/bit037