Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes

Abstract Biodiesel, a renewable and eco-friendly liquid biofuel, plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Initially, biodiesel production relied on vegetable oils, non-edible oils, and waste oils. However, these sources face challenges, including high costs, labor and land requirem...

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Main Authors: Rawitsara Intasit, Beom Soo Kim
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Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-08-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12896-025-01022-z
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description Abstract Biodiesel, a renewable and eco-friendly liquid biofuel, plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Initially, biodiesel production relied on vegetable oils, non-edible oils, and waste oils. However, these sources face challenges, including high costs, labor and land requirements, and insufficient supply to meet demand, especially in the case of waste oils. Recent research highlights the potential of lignocellulosic substrates for biodiesel production via oleaginous microorganisms, which can accumulate lipids similar to those in vegetable oils under stress conditions. This review investigates various biodiesel feedstocks from microorganisms such as microalgae, fungi, yeast, and bacteria. It details the biodiesel production process from lignocellulosic substrates, biological pretreatment and bioconversion. Additionally, the review underscores the role in biofuel and biorefinery development and briefly discusses the integration of biofuels within a circular economy framework.
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spelling doaj-art-4b07aaa25714466bba6d2b358b5f52fa2025-08-20T03:05:05ZengBMCBMC Biotechnology1472-67502025-08-0125111310.1186/s12896-025-01022-zSustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processesRawitsara Intasit0Beom Soo Kim1Department of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National UniversityDepartment of Chemical Engineering, Chungbuk National UniversityAbstract Biodiesel, a renewable and eco-friendly liquid biofuel, plays a crucial role in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Initially, biodiesel production relied on vegetable oils, non-edible oils, and waste oils. However, these sources face challenges, including high costs, labor and land requirements, and insufficient supply to meet demand, especially in the case of waste oils. Recent research highlights the potential of lignocellulosic substrates for biodiesel production via oleaginous microorganisms, which can accumulate lipids similar to those in vegetable oils under stress conditions. This review investigates various biodiesel feedstocks from microorganisms such as microalgae, fungi, yeast, and bacteria. It details the biodiesel production process from lignocellulosic substrates, biological pretreatment and bioconversion. Additionally, the review underscores the role in biofuel and biorefinery development and briefly discusses the integration of biofuels within a circular economy framework.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12896-025-01022-zBiodieselBiovalorizationLignocellulosic biomassLipidOleaginous microorganism
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Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
BMC Biotechnology
Biodiesel
Biovalorization
Lignocellulosic biomass
Lipid
Oleaginous microorganism
title Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
title_full Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
title_fullStr Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
title_full_unstemmed Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
title_short Sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
title_sort sustainable biodiesel production from agricultural lignocellulosic waste via oleaginous microbial processes
topic Biodiesel
Biovalorization
Lignocellulosic biomass
Lipid
Oleaginous microorganism
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s12896-025-01022-z
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