Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass white biotechnology for bioplastics

Hideo Kawaguchi; Kenji Takada; Taghreed Elkasaby; Radityo Pangestu; Masakazu Toyoshima; Prihardi Kahar; Chiaki Ogino; Tatsuo Kaneko; Akihiko Kondo

doi:10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126165

Recent advances in lignocellulosic biomass white biotechnology for bioplastics

Bioresour Technol. 2022 Jan;344(Pt B):126165. doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126165. Epub 2021 Oct 23.

Authors

Hideo Kawaguchi¹, Kenji Takada², Taghreed Elkasaby³, Radityo Pangestu⁴, Masakazu Toyoshima⁵, Prihardi Kahar⁵, Chiaki Ogino⁵, Tatsuo Kaneko², Akihiko Kondo⁶

Affiliations

¹ Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
² Energy and Environmental Area, Graduate School of Advanced Science and Technology, Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1-1 Asahidai, Nomi, Ishikawa 923-1292, Japan.
³ Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Botany Department, Faculty of Science, Mansoura University, 60 Elgomhoria st, Mansoura 35516, Egypt.
⁴ Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Research Center for Biotechnology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences, Cibinong, West Java 16911, Indonesia.
⁵ Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan.
⁶ Graduate School of Science, Technology and Innovation, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Department of Chemical Science and Engineering, Graduate School of Engineering, Kobe University, 1-1 Rokkodai, Nada, Kobe 657-8501, Japan; Biomass Engineering Research Division, RIKEN, 1-7-22 Suehiro, Turumi, Yokohama, Kanagawa 230-0045, Japan. Electronic address: akondo@kobe-u.ac.jp.

PMID: 34695585
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2021.126165

Abstract

Lignocellulosic biomass has great potential as an inedible feedstock for bioplastic synthesis, although its use is still limited compared to current edible feedstocks of glucose and starch. This review focuses on recent advances in the production of biopolymers and biomonomers from lignocellulosic feedstocks with downstream processing and chemical polymer syntheses. In microbial production, four routes composed of existing poly (lactic acid) and polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) and the emerging biomonomers of itaconic acid and aromatic compounds were presented to review present challenges and future perspectives, focusing on the use of lignocellulosic feedstocks. Recently, advances in purification technologies decreased the number of processes and their environmental burden. Additionally, the unique structures and high-performance of emerging lignocellulose-based bioplastics have expanded the possibilities for the use of bioplastics. The sequence of processes provides insight into the emerging technologies that are needed for the practical use of bioplastics made from lignocellulosic biomass.

Keywords: Bioplastic; Downstream process; Fermentation; Lignocellulosic biomass; Polymer synthesis.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Biomass
Biotechnology
Lignin*
Polyhydroxyalkanoates*
Starch

Substances

Polyhydroxyalkanoates
lignocellulose
Starch
Lignin