Journal of Bioremediation & Biodegradation
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Research Article

Biobutanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Prospective and Challenges

Guangli Cao^1,3*, Yachun Sheng¹, Liang Zhang¹, Jinzhu Song¹, Hua Cong¹ and Junzheng Zhang²

¹School of Life Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150001, China

²School of Chemistry, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China

³State Key Laboratory of Urban Water Resource and Environment, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150090, China

*Corresponding Author:

Guangli Cao
School of Life Science and Technology
Harbin Institute of Technology
Harbin 150001, China
Tel: 8645186402652
E-mail: caogl@hit.edu.cn

Received date: June 27, 2016; Accepted date: July 29, 2016; Published date: July 30, 2016

Citation: Cao G, Sheng Y, Zhang L, Song J, Cong H, et al. (2016) Biobutanol Production from Lignocellulosic Biomass: Prospective and Challenges. J Bioremed Biodeg 7: 363. doi:10.4172/2155-6199.1000363

Copyright: © 2016 Cao G, et al. This is an open-a ccess article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.

Biobutanol production from lignocellulosic biomass is considered promising and economically feasible. This paper provides an updated review on development of lignocellulose-based biobutanol production with a focus on the understanding of the structure of the feedstock, pretreatment technologies, and fermentation processes. To enhance butanol production from lignocellulosic materials, strategies in terms of inhibitors detoxification, strains improvement and process integration and optimization are also addressed. Besides, the reviewer attempts to shed light on the challenges and perspectives for the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass-to-butanol.

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