Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 213, Issue -, Pages 299-310Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2016.04.092
Keywords
Xylitol; Pretreatment; Lignocellulose; Detoxification; Fermentation
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- UGC DRS
- UGC SAP-I
- UGC BSR Faculty fellowship
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Lignocellulosic wastes include agricultural and forest residues which are most promising alternative energy sources and serve as potential low cost raw materials that can be exploited to produce xylitol. The strong physical and chemical construction of lignocelluloses is a major constraint for the recovery of xylose. The large scale production of xylitol is attained by nickel catalyzed chemical process that is based on xylose hydrogenation, that requires purified xylose as raw substrate and the process requires high temperature and pressure that remains to be cost intensive and energy consuming. Therefore, there is a necessity to develop an integrated process for biotechnological conversion of lignocelluloses to xylitol and make the process economical. The present review confers about the pretreatment strategies that facilitate cellulose and hemicellulose acquiescent for hydrolysis. There is also an emphasis on various detoxification and fermentation methodologies including genetic engineering strategies for the efficient conversion of xylose to xylitol. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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