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Gutiérrez A, del Río JC (2005) Biodegradation of lignocellulosics: microbial, chemical, and
enzymatic aspects of the fungal attack of lignin. Int Microbiol Off J Span Soc Microbiol
8(3):195–204
McIntosh S, Vancov T (2010) Enhanced enzyme saccharification of sorghum bicolor straw using
dilute alkali pretreatment. Bioresour Technol 101(17):6718–6727
McMillan JD (1994) Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. In: Himmel ME, Baker JO,
Overend RP (eds) Enzymatic conversion of biomass for fuels production. American Chemical
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materials from plant matter. Institute of Local Self Reliance, Washington
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Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresour
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engineering. Curr Opin Microbiol 13:363–370
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biomass. Fuel Process Technol 87:461–472
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sugar and ethanol. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 57:1–5
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Prather KLJ, Martin CH (2008) De novo biosynthetic pathways: rational design of microbial
chemical factories. Curr Opin Biotechnol 19:468–474
Rahman SH, Choudhury JP, Ahmad AL, Kamaruddin AH (2007) Optimization studies on acid
hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber for production of xylose. Bioresour Technol
98:554–559
Raimbault M (1998) General and microbiological aspects of solid substrate fermentation.
Electron J Biotechnol 1(2):174–188
Reading NS, Aust SD (2000) Engineering a disulfide bond in recombinant manganese peroxidase
results in increased thermostability. Biotechnol Prog 16:326–333
Roberto IC, Mussatto SI, Rodrigues RCLB (2003) Dilute-acid hydrolysis for optimization of
xylose recovery from rice straw in a semi-pilot reactor. Ind Crops Prod 17:171–176
Sachs JD (2008) Surging food prices and global stability. Sci Am 298:22
Saha BC, Cotta MA (2010) Comparison of pretreatment strategies for enzymatic saccharification
and fermentation of barley straw to ethanol. Nat Biotechnol 27(1):10–16
Salony, Mishra S, Bisaria VS (2006) Production and characterization of laccase from Cyathus
bulleri and its use in decolourization of recalci-trant textile dyes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
71:646–653
Sánchez O, Sierra R, Alméciga-Díaz CJ (2011) Delignification process of Agro-Industrial wastes
an alternative to obtain fermentable carbohydrates for producing fuel. In: Manzanera M (ed)
Alternative fuel, ISBN: 978-953-307-372-9
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enzymes. Microbiol Mol Biol Rev 64:461–488
Malherbe S, Cloete TE (2003) Lignocellulose biodegradation: fundamentals and applications: a
review. Environ Sci Biotechnol 1:105–114
Martínez AT, Speranza M, Ruiz-Dueñas FJ, Ferreira P, Camarero S, Guillén F, Martínez MJ,
Gutiérrez A, del Río JC (2005) Biodegradation of lignocellulosics: microbial, chemical, and
enzymatic aspects of the fungal attack of lignin. Int Microbiol Off J Span Soc Microbiol
8(3):195–204
McIntosh S, Vancov T (2010) Enhanced enzyme saccharification of sorghum bicolor straw using
dilute alkali pretreatment. Bioresour Technol 101(17):6718–6727
McMillan JD (1994) Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. In: Himmel ME, Baker JO,
Overend RP (eds) Enzymatic conversion of biomass for fuels production. American Chemical
Society, Washington, pp 292–324
Montane D, Salvado J, Torras C, Farriol X (2002) High-temperature dilute-acid hydrolysis of
olive stones for furfural production. Biomass Bioenergy 22:295–304
Montenecourt BS, Sheir-Neiss GI, Gosh A, Gosh BK (1983) Mutational approaches to enhance
synthesis and secretion of cellulase. In: Duchworth HE, Thompson EA (eds) Proceedings
international symposium on ethanol from biomass, Royal Society of Canada, Ottawa,
pp 309–414
Morris DJ, Ahmed I (1992) The carbohydrate economy, making chemicals and industrial
materials from plant matter. Institute of Local Self Reliance, Washington
Mosier N, Wyman CE, Dale BD, Elander RT, Lee YY, Holtzapple M, Ladisch CM (2005)
Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. Bioresour
Technol 96:673–686
Na D, Kim TY, Lee SY (2010) Construction and optimization of synthetic pathways in metabolic
engineering. Curr Opin Microbiol 13:363–370
National Research Council (2000) Biobased industrial products, priorities for research and
commercialization. National Academic Press, Washington, D.C.
Ni M, Leung DYC, Leung MKH, Sumathy K (2006) An overview of hydrogen production from
biomass. Fuel Process Technol 87:461–472
Nonato RV, Mantellato PE, Rossel CEV (2001) Integrated production of biodegradable plastic,
sugar and ethanol. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 57:1–5
Perepelkin KE (2007) Lyocell fibres based on direct dissolution of cellulose in N-methylmorpholine N-oxide: development and prospects. Fibre Chem 39(2):163–172
Prather KLJ, Martin CH (2008) De novo biosynthetic pathways: rational design of microbial
chemical factories. Curr Opin Biotechnol 19:468–474
Rahman SH, Choudhury JP, Ahmad AL, Kamaruddin AH (2007) Optimization studies on acid
hydrolysis of oil palm empty fruit bunch fiber for production of xylose. Bioresour Technol
98:554–559
Raimbault M (1998) General and microbiological aspects of solid substrate fermentation.
Electron J Biotechnol 1(2):174–188
Reading NS, Aust SD (2000) Engineering a disulfide bond in recombinant manganese peroxidase
results in increased thermostability. Biotechnol Prog 16:326–333
Roberto IC, Mussatto SI, Rodrigues RCLB (2003) Dilute-acid hydrolysis for optimization of
xylose recovery from rice straw in a semi-pilot reactor. Ind Crops Prod 17:171–176
Sachs JD (2008) Surging food prices and global stability. Sci Am 298:22
Saha BC, Cotta MA (2010) Comparison of pretreatment strategies for enzymatic saccharification
and fermentation of barley straw to ethanol. Nat Biotechnol 27(1):10–16
Salony, Mishra S, Bisaria VS (2006) Production and characterization of laccase from Cyathus
bulleri and its use in decolourization of recalci-trant textile dyes. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol
71:646–653
Sánchez O, Sierra R, Alméciga-Díaz CJ (2011) Delignification process of Agro-Industrial wastes
an alternative to obtain fermentable carbohydrates for producing fuel. In: Manzanera M (ed)
Alternative fuel, ISBN: 978-953-307-372-9
7 Integral Management of Lignocellulosic Biomass by Biorefining
251