Concise Review on Lignocellulolytic Microbial Consortia for Lignocellulosic Waste Biomass Utilization: A Way Forward?

Lignocellulose biomass (LCB) is a plant waste material that is generated throughout the globe in massive amounts every year and may act as an alternative source of carbon for the generation of various types of value-added products, including biofuels and carboxylic acids (e.g., formic, acetic, and s...

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Published in:Microbiology (New York) 2023-06, Vol.92 (3), p.301-317
Main Authors: Das, S., Rudra, S., Khatun, I., Sinha, N., Sen, M., Ghosh, D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biocatalysts
Biofuels
Biomass
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Carboxylic acids
Consortia
Life Sciences
Lignocellulose
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Reviews
Succinic acid
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Summary:Lignocellulose biomass (LCB) is a plant waste material that is generated throughout the globe in massive amounts every year and may act as an alternative source of carbon for the generation of various types of value-added products, including biofuels and carboxylic acids (e.g., formic, acetic, and succinic acid). Hence its importance to the scientific community is increasing day by day. However, LCB conversion requires diverse treatment processes, including physical, chemical, and physicochemical processes, which are not economically viable and not sustainable. Hence, the microbiological systems capable of producing desired biocatalysts for generating desired products are being developed. At present, increasing population requires higher amounts of these value-added products, so enhanced efficiency of these processes are essential. As a result, the application of multi-component microbial systems, especially consortium systems, rather than monoculture systems, is prioritized for the amelioration of LCB waste conversion and formation of value-added products. The present review aims to critically analyze the different strategies used by microbial consortia to generate value-added products and discuss the future prospects of this field for the upcoming research.
ISSN:0026-2617
1608-3237
DOI:10.1134/S0026261722601282