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Bioenergy and Biorefinery: Feedstock, Biotechnological Conversion, and Products
Author(s) -
Amoah Jerome,
Kahar Prihardi,
Ogino Chiaki,
Kondo Akihiko
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
biotechnology journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.144
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1860-7314
pISSN - 1860-6768
DOI - 10.1002/biot.201800494
Subject(s) - biorefinery , bioconversion , biochemical engineering , biofuel , raw material , bioenergy , bottleneck , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental science , engineering , chemistry , biology , operations management , ecology , food science , fermentation
Biorefinery has been suggested to provide relevant substitutes to a number of fossil products. Feedstocks and conversion technologies have, however, been the bottleneck to the realization of this concept. Herein, feedstocks and bioconversion technologies under biorefinery have been reviewed. Over the last decade, research has shown possibilities of generating tens of new products but only few industrial implementations. This is partly associated with low production yields and poor cost‐competitiveness. This review addresses the technical barriers associated with the conversion of emerging feedstocks into chemicals and bioenergy platforms and summarizes the developed biotechnological approaches including advances in metabolic engineering. This summary further suggests possible future advances that would expand the portfolio of biorefinery and speed up the realization of biofuels and biochemicals.