Role of metagenomics in prospecting novel endoglucanases, accentuating functional metagenomics approach in second-generation biofuel production: a review
Autor: | Tanvi Tavarna, Ninian Prem Prashanth Pabbathi, Rama Raju Baadhe, Aditya Velidandi, Pradeep Kumar Gandam, Shreyash Gupta, Ram Sarvesh Raj |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
020209 energy
Industrial production Endoglucanases Review Article 02 engineering and technology 010501 environmental sciences complex mixtures 01 natural sciences Commercialization Consolidated bioprocessing Second-generation biofuels 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Production (economics) Bioprocess 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry fungi Fossil fuel food and beverages Metagenomics Biofuel Biochemical engineering Business |
Zdroj: | Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery |
ISSN: | 2190-6823 2190-6815 |
Popis: | As the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly, there is a need for alternate fuels to meet the day to day mounting energy demands. As fossil fuel started depleting, a quest for alternate forms of fuel was initiated and biofuel is one of its promising outcomes. First-generation biofuels are made from edible sources like vegetable oils, starch, and sugars. Second-generation biofuels (SGB) are derived from lignocellulosic crops and the third-generation involves algae for biofuel production. Technical challenges in the production of SGB are hampering its commercialization. Advanced molecular technologies like metagenomics can help in the discovery of novel lignocellulosic biomass-degrading enzymes for commercialization and industrial production of SGB. This review discusses the metagenomic outcomes to enlighten the importance of unexplored habitats for novel cellulolytic gene mining. It also emphasizes the potential of different metagenomic approaches to explore the uncultivable cellulose-degrading microbiome as well as cellulolytic enzymes associated with them. This review also includes effective pre-treatment technology and consolidated bioprocessing for efficient biofuel production. |
Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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