1Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
2Department of Physics and Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi, 110007, India
3Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
4Department of Biological Sciences, Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture Technology and Sciences (Formerly Allahabad Agricultural Institute) Deemed to be University, Allahabad, 221007, Uttar Pradesh, India
*Corresponding Author E-mail id: sri.neha10may@gmail.com
Online published on 30 September, 2015.
Cellulases have wide applications in the biofuel industry. The three main components, namely endoglucanase, exoglucanase, and β-glucosidase effectively convert lignocellulosic biomass into fermentable sugar. The commercial production of cellulase is done using the submerged fermentation; however, it is costly and less economic for biofuels production. Moreover, microbial cellulase production process suffers from various bottlenecks. Because of the low cost, production of cellulase using solid-state fermentation by fungi is preferable. Therefore, the present review provides an overview on cellulase, main aspects of cellulase production and present scenario of cellulase production in the biofuels industry
Biofuels production, cellulase, commercial cellulase, fungal cellulase, solid-state fermentation, submerged fermentation
