Recent Advancement in Lignin Biorefinery: with Special Focus on Enzymatic Degradation and Valorization

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

2019

Keywords

Biological conversion; Enzymatic degradation; Lignin; Value-added products

DOI

10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121898

Abstract

With the intensive development of lignocellulosic biorefineries to produce fuels and chemicals from biomass-derived carbohydrates, lignin was generated at a large quantity every year. Therefore, lignin has received increasing attention as an abundant aromatics resource in terms of research and development efforts for value-added chemicals production. In this review, studies about lignin degradation especially the crucial enzymes involved and the reaction mechanism were substantially discussed, which provided the molecular basis of lignin biodegradation. Then, the latest improvements in lignin valorization by biological methods were summarized and case studies about value-added compounds from lignin were introduced. Afterwards, challenges, opportunities and prospects regarding biorefinery of lignin were presented.

Source Publication

Bioresource Technology

Volume Number

291

ISSN

0960-8524

First Page

121898

Last Page

121898

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