CHAPTER 18: What We Can Learn From Natural Biomass-Utilization Systems for Developing Novel Bioreactors Check Access
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Published:04 Nov 2013
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Special Collection: 2013 ebook collection , ECCC Environmental eBooks 1968-2022 , 2011-2015 environmental chemistry subject collectionSeries: Energy and Environment Series
Y. Wan, B. Qi, J. Xing, Q. Liao, J. Sun, and S. Chen, in Biological Conversion of Biomass for Fuels and Chemicals: Explorations from Natural Utilization Systems, ed. J. Sun, S. Ding, and J. D. Peterson, The Royal Society of Chemistry, 2013, pp. 344-357.
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Research on natural biomass-utilization systems has shown us the potential for making theoretical and practical breakthroughs in developing efficient and cost-effective bioreactors for biomass deconstruction and conversion, and thus making lignocellulosic bioconversion more economically feasible. This chapter addresses the novel bioreactors developed from processing bionics inspired by natural biomass-utilization systems, including mammalian herbivores and lignocellulose-feeding termites. This chapter aims to provide an overview of the present development status in biomimetic reactors used for the digestion of lignocellulosic biomass.
