%0 Journal Article
%T Lignin Biodegradation with Laccase-Mediator Systems
%A Lew Paul Christopher
%A Bin Yao
%A Yun Ji
%J Frontiers in Energy Research
%D 2014
%I Frontiers Media
%R 10.3389/fenrg.2014.00012
%X Lignin has a significant and largely unrealized potential as a source for the sustainable production of fuels and bulk high-value chemicals. It can replace fossil-based oil as a renewable feedstock that would bring about socio-economic and environmental benefits in our transition to a biobased economy. The efficient utilization of lignin however requires its depolymerization to low-molecular weight phenolics and aromatics that can then serve as the building blocks for chemical syntheses of high-value products. The ability of laccase to attack and degrade lignin in conjunction with laccase mediators is currently viewed as one of the potential ˇ°breakthroughˇ± applications for lignin valorization. Here, we review the recent progress in lignin biodegradation with laccase-mediator systems, and research needs that need to be addressed in this field.
%K lignin
%K biodegradation
%K laccase
%K mediator
%K laccase-mediator systems
%K lignin model compounds
%U http://www.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fenrg.2014.00012/abstract