Title
Recent Advancement in Lignin Biorefinery: with Special Focus on Enzymatic Degradation and Valorization
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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
Recommended Citation
Li, C.,Chen, C.,Wu, X.,Tsang, C.,Mou, J.,Liu, Y.,& Lin, C. S. (2019). Recent Advancement in Lignin Biorefinery: with Special Focus on Enzymatic Degradation and Valorization. Bioresource Technology, 291, 121898-121898. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2019.121898