Difference between revisions of "Enzymatic processes"

<onlyinclude>'''Enzymatic processes''' utilise enzymes (/ˈɛnzaɪmz/) which are proteins that act as biological catalysts (biocatalysts).<ref>{{Cite web|year=2021|title=Enzyme|e-pub date=|date accessed=24-09-21|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzyme}}</ref> In terms of lignocellulosic biomass valorisation, enzymes find two main applications: i) biomass pretreatment, and ii) polysaccharides hydrolysis. Biomass enzymatic pretreatment falls under the category of "biological pretreatment". Other pretreatment methods for lignocellulosic biomass includes, physical (e.g., mechanical), [[Hydrolysis|chemical]] (e.g., acid and alkali), physico-chemical (e.g., [[steam explosion]] and AFEX), and a combination thereof. polysaccharides hydrolysis is a concept mostly applied in biorefineries as part of the [[hydrolysis]] of plant cell wall constituents like cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. </onlyinclude>