Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biotechnology

Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biotechnology highlights significant aspects of lignocellulose biotechnology, demonstrating its potential value from an application perspective. Sections cover the physico-chemical characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass, the physical and structural properties of hemicelluloses, celluloses and lignin, sources of lignocellulosic biomass , microorganisms and their lignocellulytic enzymes, enzymatic degradation of lignocellulosic biomass, regulation of cell-wall degrading enzymes, barriers to lignocellulose biodegradation, biotechnological importance of lignocellulosic biomass, lignocellulosic pretreatment techniques, bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass, lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment methods, valuable chemicals and products, techno-economic evaluation and future perspectives. This book answers questions surrounding the biotechnology of lignocelluloses. It is ideal for both students and professionals in the industry supply chain. It also provides a reference for researchers and administrators engaged in the utilization and industrial development of agricultural resources.

Pratima Bajpai is currently working as a consultant in the field of paper and pulp. Her research career spans about 40 years, having worked at the National Sugar Institute, the University of Saskatchewan, the University of Western Ontario, and the Thapar Research and Industrial Development Centre in India. She also worked as a visiting professor at the University of Waterloo, Canada, and as a visiting researcher at the Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan. Dr. Bajpai's main areas of expertise are industrial biotechnology, pulp and paper, and environmental biotechnology.

1. Introduction 2. Physico-chemical characteristics of lignocellulosic biomass 3. Sources of lignocellulosic biomass 4. Microorganisms and their lignocellulytic enzymes 5. Enzymatic Degradation of Lignocellulosic Biomass 6. Regulation of Cell-Wall Degrading Enzymes Production in Fungi 7. Barriers to lignocellulose biodegradation 8. Lignocellulosic pretreatment techniques 9. Bioprocessing of Lignocellulosic biomass 10.New trends in application of nanotechnology for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass 11. Nanotechnology in Lignocellulosic composites 12. Valuable Chemicals and Products from Lignocellulosic Biomass 13.Techno-economic and environmental evaluation 14. Future perspectives