Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis

Glucose produced by catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose is an important platform molecule for producing a variety of potential biobased fuels and chemicals. Catalysts such as mineral acids and enzymes have been intensively studied for cellulose hydrolysis. However, mineral acids show serious limitatio...

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Autores principales: Guangxu Yang, Xiaolin Luo, Li Shuai
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:a92e89ff2aee44068123e28de0b468122021-11-18T09:51:48ZBioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis2296-418510.3389/fbioe.2021.770027https://doaj.org/article/a92e89ff2aee44068123e28de0b468122021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fbioe.2021.770027/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-4185Glucose produced by catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose is an important platform molecule for producing a variety of potential biobased fuels and chemicals. Catalysts such as mineral acids and enzymes have been intensively studied for cellulose hydrolysis. However, mineral acids show serious limitations concerning equipment corrosion, wastewater treatment and recyclability while enzymes have the issues such as high cost and thermal stability. Alternatively, solid acid catalysts are receiving increasing attention due to their high potential to overcome the limitations caused by conventional mineral acid catalysts but the slow mass transfer between the solid acid catalysts and cellulose as well as the absence of ideal binding sites on the surface of the solid acid catalysts are the key barriers to efficient cellulose hydrolysis. To bridge the gap, bio-inspired or bio-mimetic solid acid catalysts bearing both catalytic and binding sites are considered futuristic materials that possess added advantages over conventional solid catalysts, given their better substrate adsorption, high-temperature stability and easy recyclability. In this review, cellulase-mimetic solid acid catalysts featuring intrinsic structural characteristics such as binding and catalytic domains of cellulase are reviewed. The mechanism of cellulase-catalyzed cellulose hydrolysis, design of cellulase-mimetic catalysts, and the issues related to these cellulase-mimetic catalysts are critically discussed. Some potential research directions for designing more efficient catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis are proposed. We expect that this review can provide insights into the design and preparation of efficient bioinspired cellulase-mimetic catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis.Guangxu YangXiaolin LuoLi ShuaiFrontiers Media S.A.articleglucosecellulasesolid acidcellulase-mimetic catalystscellulose hydrolysisBiotechnologyTP248.13-248.65ENFrontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol 9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic glucose
cellulase
solid acid
cellulase-mimetic catalysts
cellulose hydrolysis
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
spellingShingle glucose
cellulase
solid acid
cellulase-mimetic catalysts
cellulose hydrolysis
Biotechnology
TP248.13-248.65
Guangxu Yang
Xiaolin Luo
Li Shuai
Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis
description Glucose produced by catalytic hydrolysis of cellulose is an important platform molecule for producing a variety of potential biobased fuels and chemicals. Catalysts such as mineral acids and enzymes have been intensively studied for cellulose hydrolysis. However, mineral acids show serious limitations concerning equipment corrosion, wastewater treatment and recyclability while enzymes have the issues such as high cost and thermal stability. Alternatively, solid acid catalysts are receiving increasing attention due to their high potential to overcome the limitations caused by conventional mineral acid catalysts but the slow mass transfer between the solid acid catalysts and cellulose as well as the absence of ideal binding sites on the surface of the solid acid catalysts are the key barriers to efficient cellulose hydrolysis. To bridge the gap, bio-inspired or bio-mimetic solid acid catalysts bearing both catalytic and binding sites are considered futuristic materials that possess added advantages over conventional solid catalysts, given their better substrate adsorption, high-temperature stability and easy recyclability. In this review, cellulase-mimetic solid acid catalysts featuring intrinsic structural characteristics such as binding and catalytic domains of cellulase are reviewed. The mechanism of cellulase-catalyzed cellulose hydrolysis, design of cellulase-mimetic catalysts, and the issues related to these cellulase-mimetic catalysts are critically discussed. Some potential research directions for designing more efficient catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis are proposed. We expect that this review can provide insights into the design and preparation of efficient bioinspired cellulase-mimetic catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis.
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author Guangxu Yang
Xiaolin Luo
Li Shuai
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Xiaolin Luo
Li Shuai
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title Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis
title_short Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis
title_full Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis
title_fullStr Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis
title_full_unstemmed Bioinspired Cellulase-Mimetic Solid Acid Catalysts for Cellulose Hydrolysis
title_sort bioinspired cellulase-mimetic solid acid catalysts for cellulose hydrolysis
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
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