Journal
BIOSCIENCE
Volume 64, Issue 3, Pages 192-201Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/biosci/bit037
Keywords
biochemistry; biofuels; plant biology; energy sources
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- Binational Agricultural Research and Development Fund [FI-434-2010]
- Energy Bioscience Institute
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The majority of terrestrial biomass accumulates as plant cell walls, the main structural component of leaves, stems, roots, fruits, and seeds. The main constituents of plant cell walls are lignin and polysaccharides, which can be transformed into liquid fuel molecules through chemical transformation or microbial fermentation. Because of the large scale of demand for fuel, it is essential that biomass-to-fuel conversion processes maximize conservation of energy in the products. Here, we summarize some of the challenges posed to these processes by the chemical complexity of plant cell walls.
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