The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae

The use of food-based biomass and arable land for bio-oil and biofuel production could compromise global food security. Therefore, renewable and environmentally friendly oils for biofuels from oleaginous microorganisms such as yeasts and microalgae (heterotrophic and mixotrophic) are gaining interes...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Lesetja Moraba Legodi, Kgabo L. Maureen Moganedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2024-01-01
Series:International Journal of Chemical Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5153495
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
_version_ 1832568785924521984
author Lesetja Moraba Legodi
Kgabo L. Maureen Moganedi
author_facet Lesetja Moraba Legodi
Kgabo L. Maureen Moganedi
author_sort Lesetja Moraba Legodi
collection DOAJ
description The use of food-based biomass and arable land for bio-oil and biofuel production could compromise global food security. Therefore, renewable and environmentally friendly oils for biofuels from oleaginous microorganisms such as yeasts and microalgae (heterotrophic and mixotrophic) are gaining interest within the scientific community. These microorganisms have shorter cultivation times and higher lipid productivity when compared to higher plants/food crops/autotrophic microorganisms. Despite many advantages, the high carbon requirements and production cost are limiting factors that hinder their deployment at a commercial scale. Lignocellulosic waste substrates are abundant and inexpensive materials that are rich in organic carbon in the form of cellulose and hemicellulose, which release bioavailable forms of sugars upon hydrolysis. Recent studies have shown the tremendous potential of the hydrolysates of these substrates to be utilized as carbon sources for biomass production and the accumulation of lipids in oleaginous hetero-/mixotrophic microorganisms. Therefore, this review highlights the potential use of lignocellulosic biomass as a low-cost carbon substrate for the cultivation of hetero-/mixotrophic microalgae and yeast for microbial oil production for commercial applications. It also examines the current status, challenges, and future prospects for the utilization of lignocellulose biomass.
format Article
id doaj-art-808c47c42d9e4a629eece7a2755039a2
institution Kabale University
issn 1687-8078
language English
publishDate 2024-01-01
publisher Wiley
record_format Article
series International Journal of Chemical Engineering
spelling doaj-art-808c47c42d9e4a629eece7a2755039a22025-02-03T00:25:23ZengWileyInternational Journal of Chemical Engineering1687-80782024-01-01202410.1155/2024/5153495The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and MicroalgaeLesetja Moraba Legodi0Kgabo L. Maureen Moganedi1University of LimpopoUniversity of LimpopoThe use of food-based biomass and arable land for bio-oil and biofuel production could compromise global food security. Therefore, renewable and environmentally friendly oils for biofuels from oleaginous microorganisms such as yeasts and microalgae (heterotrophic and mixotrophic) are gaining interest within the scientific community. These microorganisms have shorter cultivation times and higher lipid productivity when compared to higher plants/food crops/autotrophic microorganisms. Despite many advantages, the high carbon requirements and production cost are limiting factors that hinder their deployment at a commercial scale. Lignocellulosic waste substrates are abundant and inexpensive materials that are rich in organic carbon in the form of cellulose and hemicellulose, which release bioavailable forms of sugars upon hydrolysis. Recent studies have shown the tremendous potential of the hydrolysates of these substrates to be utilized as carbon sources for biomass production and the accumulation of lipids in oleaginous hetero-/mixotrophic microorganisms. Therefore, this review highlights the potential use of lignocellulosic biomass as a low-cost carbon substrate for the cultivation of hetero-/mixotrophic microalgae and yeast for microbial oil production for commercial applications. It also examines the current status, challenges, and future prospects for the utilization of lignocellulose biomass.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5153495
spellingShingle Lesetja Moraba Legodi
Kgabo L. Maureen Moganedi
The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae
International Journal of Chemical Engineering
title The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae
title_full The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae
title_fullStr The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae
title_full_unstemmed The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae
title_short The Potential of Lignocellulosic Biomass Hydrolysates for Microbial Oil Production Using Yeasts and Microalgae
title_sort potential of lignocellulosic biomass hydrolysates for microbial oil production using yeasts and microalgae
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2024/5153495
work_keys_str_mv AT lesetjamorabalegodi thepotentialoflignocellulosicbiomasshydrolysatesformicrobialoilproductionusingyeastsandmicroalgae
AT kgabolmaureenmoganedi thepotentialoflignocellulosicbiomasshydrolysatesformicrobialoilproductionusingyeastsandmicroalgae
AT lesetjamorabalegodi potentialoflignocellulosicbiomasshydrolysatesformicrobialoilproductionusingyeastsandmicroalgae
AT kgabolmaureenmoganedi potentialoflignocellulosicbiomasshydrolysatesformicrobialoilproductionusingyeastsandmicroalgae