Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 322, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2020.124548
Keywords
Biomass; Microbial pretreatment; Enzymatic hydrolysis; Life cycle assessment
Funding
- European regional development fund
- programme Mobilitas Pluss at Tallinn University of Technology
- Scotland's Rural College (SRUC), UK
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The growing concerns over biomass waste have led to discussions on their sustainable utilization for energy generation and production of value-added products; Biotechnological advancements have provided important avenues for green pretreatment and conversion of waste materials, but the environmental impact and overall cost optimization remain crucial considerations.
Growing concerns around the generation of biomass waste have triggered conversation around sustainable utilization of these seemingly waste materials as feedstock towards energy generation and production of chemicals and other value-added products. Thus, biotechniques such as utilization of microbes and enzymes derived thereof have become important avenues for green pretreatment and conversion of biomass wastes. Although the products of these bioconversions are greener at an overall level, their consumption and utilization still impact the environment. Hence it is important to understand the overall impact from cradle to grave through lifecycle assessment (LCA) techniques and find avenues of process optimization and better utilization of all the materials and products involved. Another factor to consider is overall cost optimization to make the process economically feasible, profitable and increase industrial adoption. This review brings forward these critical aspects to provide better understanding for the advancement of bioeconomy.
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