Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

Authors: Lee R. Lynd, Gregg T. Beckham, Adam M. Guss, Lahiru N. Jayakody, Eric M. Karp, Costas D. Maranas, Robert L. McCormick, Daniel Amador‐Noguez, Yannick J. Bomble, Brian H. Davison, Charles Foster, Michael E. Himmel, Evert K. Holwerda, Mark Laser, Chiam Yu Ng, Daniel G. Olson, Yuriy Román‐Leshkov, Cong T. Trinh, Gerald A. Tuskan, Vikas Upadhayay, Derek R. Vardon, Lin Wang, Charles E. Wyman - Energy & Environmental Science 2022 cited by 258

Hybrid processes, featuring biological conversion of lignocellulose to small molecules followed by chemo-catalytic conversion to larger molecules suitable for difficult-to-electrify transport modes, are a promising route to biomass-derived fuels in demand for climate stabilization.