Life Cycle Analysis of Integrated Production of Ferulic Acid, 2,3 Butanediol and Microbial Plant Biostimulants from Lignocellulosic Biomass by a Two-Step Cascading Process

Abstract

A small scale biorefinery process, which includes two main steps: (1) biomass pre-treatment with natural deep eutectic solvents (NADES) and feruloyl-esterase (FAE); and (2) one pot production of a versatile chemical, 2,3 butanediol (2,3-BD), from NADES and FAE pre-treated lignocellulose biomass, by simultaneous saccharification and fermentation (SSF), performed by a plant biostimulant microbial consortia, was developed. [...]

Keywords

• life cycle analysis
• small scale biorefinery
• 2-3 butanediol
• microbial plant biostimulants