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FOODS
Volume 12, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/foods12102074
Keywords
lignocellulosic; biomass; lipids; biorefinery; single-celled oils
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The use of lignocellulosic biomass for lipid production is gaining attention as an alternative to using food crops for biofuels. This review provides an overview of the feasibility and challenges of producing microbial lipids from lignocellulosic biomass in a biorefinery. Topics covered include biorefining technology, the microbial oil market, oily microorganisms, lipid-producing microbial metabolism, strain development, processes, technical drawbacks, and lipid recovery.
The use of lignocellulosic biomass as a raw material for the production of lipids has gained increasing attention, especially in recent years when the use of food in the production of biofuels has become a current technology. Thus, the competition for raw materials for both uses has brought the need to create technological alternatives to reduce this competition that could generate a reduction in the volume of food offered and a consequent commercial increase in the value of food. Furthermore, the use of microbial oils has been studied in many industrial branches, from the generation of renewable energy to the obtainment of several value-added products in the pharmaceutical and food industries. Thus, this review provides an overview of the feasibility and challenges observed in the production of microbial lipids through the use of lignocellulosic biomass in a biorefinery. Topics covered include biorefining technology, the microbial oil market, oily microorganisms, mechanisms involved in lipid-producing microbial metabolism, strain development, processes, lignocellulosic lipids, technical drawbacks, and lipid recovery.
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