Applications of Lignocellulose Biotechnology in the Chemical Industry

Abstract

The complex composition of biomass determines that lignocellulose is a functional macromolecule body. The method of pretreatment and biological conversion for a single component not only causes the waste of raw materials but also brings the problem of environmental pollution. Different components are able to generate different functional products. This chapter introduces some representative chemicals converted from lignocellulose, including acetone-butanol, lactic acid and polylactic acid (PLA), levulinic acid, 2,3-butanediol, xylitol, furfural, xanthan gum, bacterial cellulose (BC), and so on, with the purpose of providing guidance for the clean, cheap, and highly efficient production of chemicals using lignocellulose as the raw material.