Abstract
Background
Microbial lipids produced from lignocellulosic biomass hold great promise for the biodiesel
industry. These lipids usually consist of three major processes: pretreatment, enzymatic
hydrolysis and lipid production. However, the conventional strategy of using biomass
hydrolysates as the feedstock for lipid production suffers from low lipid coefficient and
prohibitively high costs. More cost-effective and integrated processes are required to advance
lignocellulosic biomass-based microbial lipid technology.