Current status and future prospects of biological routes to bio-based products using raw materials, wastes, and residues as renewable resources

Current fossil-based commercial products pose a serious threat to global reserves of natural resources and the preservation of the natural environment. During recent decades, great efforts have been made to increase the availability of non-utilizable biomass as alternative feedstocks and reduce envi...

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Published in:Critical reviews in environmental science and technology 2022-07, Vol.52 (14), p.2453-2509
Main Authors: Lee, Ji-Young, Lee, Sung-Eun, Lee, Dong-Woo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bio-based products
Biomass
Biorefineries
biorefinery
Fermentation
Genomes
Metabolic engineering
Microorganisms
Natural resources
Pollution control
Raw materials
Refineries
Renewable resources
Sustainable yield
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Summary:Current fossil-based commercial products pose a serious threat to global reserves of natural resources and the preservation of the natural environment. During recent decades, great efforts have been made to increase the availability of non-utilizable biomass as alternative feedstocks and reduce environmental pollution to achieve a more sustainable bioeconomy. Several bio-sectors have emerged for the production of bio-based products to replace fossil-based equivalents through bioprocesses using biomass feedstocks. Indeed, advanced microbial fermentation technologies encompassing metabolic engineering and genome-based systems biology approaches have enabled the design and development of new bio-based refineries using engineered platform cells. Herein, we focus on recent progress in the area of microbial fermentation-aided bioprocesses for the production of bio-based products derived from naturally occurring biomasses as feedstocks. Furthermore, we discuss the application of bio-based products and remaining technical barriers and assess possible biorefineries.
ISSN:1064-3389
1547-6537
DOI:10.1080/10643389.2021.1880259