At a time when environmental considerations are increasingly pushing for the application of
circular economy concepts in materials science, lignin stands out as an under-used but …

Hemicelluloses are polysaccharides in plant cell walls that have β-(1→ 4)-linked backbones
with an equatorial configuration. Hemicelluloses include xyloglucans, xylans, mannans and …

The aim of producing sustainable liquid biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
remains high on the sustainability agenda, but is challenged by the costs of producing …

Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are emerging as attractive and green solvents for
lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. The unique solvating properties of RTILs foster the …

Plant production systems globally must be optimized to produce stable high yields from
limited land under changing and variable climates. Demands for food, animal feed, and …

Highlights•Lignocellulosic materials have been engineered with altered lignin to create a
more open wall architecture.•Lignocellulosic materials containing less process inhibitors …

In the cell walls of forage grasses, ferulic acid is esterified to arabinoxylans and participates
with lignin monomers in oxidative coupling pathways to generate ferulate–polysaccharide …

Feruloyl esterases (FAEs) represent a diverse group of carboxyl esterases that specifically
catalyze the hydrolysis of ester bonds between ferulic (hydroxycinnamic) acid and plant cell …

Xylan is the second most abundant polysaccharide on Earth and represents an immense
quantity of stored energy for biofuel production. Despite its importance, most of the enzymes …

Plant biomass, or lignocellulosic biomass, is evaluated worldwide as a potential feedstock
for the sustainable production of bioenergy in the near future due to its abundance …