A critical review on biomass-based sustainable biorefineries using nanobiocatalysts: Opportunities, challenges, and future perspectives

Rijuta Ganesh Saratale, Si Kyung Cho, Ram Naresh Bharagava, Anil Kumar Patel, Sunita Varjani, Sikandar I. Mulla, Dong Su Kim, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Luiz Fernando Romanholo Ferreira, Han Seung Shin, Ganesh Dattatraya Saratale

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Abstract

Biocatalysts, including live microbial cells/enzymes, have been considered a predominant and advantageous tool for effectively transforming biomass into biofuels and valued biochemicals. However, high production costs, separation, and reusability limit its practical application. Immobilization of single and multi-enzymes by employing different nano-supports have gained massive attention because of its elevated exterior domain and high enzymatic performance. Application of nanobiocatalyst can overcome the drawbacks mainly, stability and reusability, thus reflecting the importance of biomass-based biorefinery to make it profitable and sustainable. This review provides an in-depth, comprehensive analysis of nanobiocatalysts systems concerning nano supports and biocatalytic performance characteristics. Furthermore, the effects of nanobiocatalyst on waste biomass to biofuel and valued bioproducts in the biorefinery approach and their critical assessment are discussed. Lastly, this review elaborates commercialization and market outlooks of the bioconversion process using nanobiocatalyst, followed by different strategies to overcome the limitations and future research directions on nanobiocatalytic-based industrial bioprocesses.

Original languageEnglish
Article number127926
JournalBioresource Technology
Volume363
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2022

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Keywords

  • Biorefinery
  • Enzyme immobilization
  • Nanobiocatalysts
  • Organic waste biomass
  • Reusability

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