Valorization of lignocellulosic waste by oleaginous yeast

Abstract

In this study, biomass and lipid production capacity of oleaginous yeast Yarrowia lipolytica grown on wood hydrolysate was invesitgated. The demand in biofuel market prompted the third generation of bio-oil production via oleaginous species. Being noncompetitive with food resources unlike other second generation oil plants, microbial oil production provides a chance for the valorization of a variety of nutrient sources abundant in the environment such as waste and waste streams, industrial, agricultural, and forest residues. Among these resources, the potential of woody biomass as a feedstock for biotechnological species has recently increased efforts for its utilization to produce valuable microbial products due to the high content of lignocellulosic (LC) sugars for their bioconversion.