Journal
BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY
Volume 128, Issue -, Pages 738-744Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2012.11.073
Keywords
Anaerobic digestion; Bioenergy; Lignocellulosic biomass; Methane; Rumen microorganisms
Funding
- NSFC-JST [21021140001]
- National 863 Project [2009AA06Z305]
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Rumen in the mammalian animals is a natural cellulose-degrading system and the microorganisms inside have been found to be able to effectively digest lignocellulosic biomass. Furthermore, methane or volatile fatty acids, which could be further converted to other biofuels, are the two major products in such a system. This paper offers an overview of recent development in the application of rumen microorganisms for lignocellulosic biomass conversion. Application of recent molecular tools in the analysis of rumen microbial community, progress in the development of artificial rumen reactors, the latest research results about characterizing rumen-dominated anaerobic digestion process and energy products are summarized. Also, the potential application of such a rumen-dominated process is discussed. (C) 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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