title: Biological processes for advancing lignocellulosic waste biorefinery by advocating circular economy.
abstract: The actualization of a circular economy through the use of lignocellulosic wastes as renewable resources can lead to reduce the dependence from fossil-based resources and contribute to a sustainable waste management. The integrated biorefineries, exploiting the overall lignocellulosic waste components to generate fuels, chemicals and energy, are the pillar of the circular economy. The biological treatment is receiving great attention for the biorefinery development since it is considered an eco-friendly alternative to the physico-chemical strategies to increase the biobased product recovery from wastes and improve saccharification and fermentation yields. This paper reviews the last advances in the biological treatments aimed at upgrading lignocellulosic wastes, implementing the biorefinery concept and advocating circular economy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 4, 80126 Naples, Italy.
authors.forename: Rossana
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Liguori
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Sciences, University of Naples "Federico II", Complesso Universitario Monte S. Angelo, via Cintia, 4, 80126 Naples, Italy; European Center "Europe Direct LUPT", Italy; Interdepartmental Center "R. d'Ambrosio, LUPT", Italy. Electronic address: vfaraco@unina.it.
authors.forename: Vincenza
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Faraco
mesh_terms: D001686:Biological Phenomena; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods*; D005285:Fermentation; D008031:Lignin / Q000737:chemistry*; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods*; D014934:Wood / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: C036909:lignocellulose; D008031:Lignin
keywords: Circular economy; Enzymatic treatment; Lignocellulose; Microbial treatment; Waste biorefinery