Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production

Volatile fatty acid (VFA) platform has been suggested as a potential alternative to sugar platform for the production of biofuels and fine chemicals. Biomass-derived VFA is one of the potential alternatives for VFA production that required only a mild pretreatment process to open up the lignocellulo...

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Main Authors: Abd Aziz, Suraini, Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal, Jenol, Mohd A.
Format: Book Section
Language:English
Published: Wiley VCN, Weinheim 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63034/
http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63034/3/Biological%20pretreatment%20of%20lignocellulosic%20biomass%20for%20volatile%20fatty%20acid%20production.pdf
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author Abd Aziz, Suraini
Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal
Jenol, Mohd A.
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Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal
Jenol, Mohd A.
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description Volatile fatty acid (VFA) platform has been suggested as a potential alternative to sugar platform for the production of biofuels and fine chemicals. Biomass-derived VFA is one of the potential alternatives for VFA production that required only a mild pretreatment process to open up the lignocellulosic biomass structure for anaerobic digestion (AD), whereas some of the biomass like food waste, manure, sludge, or any biodegradable biomass do not require any pretreatments. Lignocellulosic biomass such as hardwood (forestry and agricultural biomass) does require pretreatments to remove lignin or to alter the lignocellulosic compositions. Besides, VFA also can be produced from all types of organic polymers (carbohydrates, protein, and lipid) that will increase the VFA yield as compared with sugar platform, which can be produced from carbohydrate polymers only. Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass offers an advantage for the production of VFA. This chapter will focus on suitable pretreatment strategies for VFA production especially on the biological pretreatments.
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spelling upm-630342020-02-28T03:42:20Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63034/ Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production Abd Aziz, Suraini Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal Jenol, Mohd A. Volatile fatty acid (VFA) platform has been suggested as a potential alternative to sugar platform for the production of biofuels and fine chemicals. Biomass-derived VFA is one of the potential alternatives for VFA production that required only a mild pretreatment process to open up the lignocellulosic biomass structure for anaerobic digestion (AD), whereas some of the biomass like food waste, manure, sludge, or any biodegradable biomass do not require any pretreatments. Lignocellulosic biomass such as hardwood (forestry and agricultural biomass) does require pretreatments to remove lignin or to alter the lignocellulosic compositions. Besides, VFA also can be produced from all types of organic polymers (carbohydrates, protein, and lipid) that will increase the VFA yield as compared with sugar platform, which can be produced from carbohydrate polymers only. Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass offers an advantage for the production of VFA. This chapter will focus on suitable pretreatment strategies for VFA production especially on the biological pretreatments. Wiley VCN, Weinheim 2017 Book Section PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/63034/3/Biological%20pretreatment%20of%20lignocellulosic%20biomass%20for%20volatile%20fatty%20acid%20production.pdf Abd Aziz, Suraini and Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal and Jenol, Mohd A. (2017) Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production. In: Emerging Areas in Bioengineering: Advanced Biotechnology. Wiley VCN, Weinheim, Germany, 191 - 202. ISBN 9783527340880
spellingShingle Abd Aziz, Suraini
Ibrahim, Mohamad Faizal
Jenol, Mohd A.
Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
title Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
title_full Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
title_fullStr Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
title_full_unstemmed Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
title_short Biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
title_sort biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for volatile fatty acid production
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