Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundant and sustainable feedstock available globally.
As a source of the polysaccharides, cellulose and hemicellulose, it can be converted into …

Renewable bio-based polymers are one of the effective answers that the bioeconomy offers
to solve the environmental emergency connected to plastics and more specifically fossil …

Besides plants and animals, the Fungi kingdom describes several species characterized by
various forms and applications. They can be found in all habitats and play an essential role …

Biomass, the only source of renewable organic carbon on Earth, offers an efficient substrate
for bio-based organic acid production as an alternative to the leading petrochemical industry …

Intense research has been conducted to produce environmentally friendly biopolymers
obtained from renewable feedstock to substitute fossil-based materials. This is an essential …

Itaconic acid (IA) has the potential to be one of the industry's most remarkable raw materials,
but it must be recovered with high efficiency and selectivity from complex aqueous-based …

Active films were prepared from poly (vinyl alcohol)(PVA) blended with itaconic acid (Ia), and
with chitosan (Ch), enriched with tomato processing by-products extract (TBE) in order to …

Background Itaconic acid is an unsaturated, dicarboxylic acid which finds a wide range of
applications in the polymer industry and as a building block for fuels, solvents and …

Highlights•Aspergillus and Ustilago produce itaconic acid by very different pathways.•
Transporters play a central role in fungal organic acid production.•Recent discoveries …

Background Itaconic acid is a bio-derived platform chemical with uses ranging from polymer
synthesis to biofuel production. The efficient conversion of cellulosic waste streams into …