Biotechnology Bulletin ›› 2021, Vol. 37 ›› Issue (3): 162-174.doi: 10.13560/j.cnki.biotech.bull.1985.2020-0892

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Research Progress of Lignocellulose Pretreatment and Valorization Method

ZHAI Xu-hang(), LI Xia(), YUAN Ying-jin   

  1. 1. Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemical Science and Engineering(Tianjin), School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianjin University, Tianjin 300072
    2. Frontier Science Center for Synthetic Biology,Key Laboratory of Systems Bioengineering(Ministry of Education),Tianjin University,Tianjin 300072
  • Received:2020-07-17 Online:2021-03-26 Published:2021-04-02
  • Contact: LI Xia E-mail:zhaixuhang@tju.edu.cn;lixia01@tju.edu.cn

Abstract:

Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant renewable biological resource on earth. With the consumption of fossil energy and environmental pollution,the conversion of biomass to biofuel with the goal of replacing fossil fuels has attracted widespread attention. Lignocellulose has a strong natural anti-degradation barrier,which needs to be pretreated by physical,chemical or microbiological means,and then converted into biofuel and other value-added products with lower cost and higher efficiency. On the basis of summarizing the advantages and disadvantages of traditional pretreatment methods such as acid and alkali pretreatment,this article reviews the improvement of combined pretreatment,and the research progress of new pretreatment technologies such as γ-valerolactone pretreatment,deep eutectic solvent pretreatment,and ecological niches pretreatment. This article also summarizes the new methods of protection,depolymerization and modification of lignin in the process of lignin valorization,and points out the application and deficiencies of pretreatment methods in industrial production,with a view to providing a reference for the study of lignocellulose biomass conversion.

Key words: lignocellulose, biomass, pretreatment, lignin valorization, industrial applications