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Biorefinery products from the inulin-containing crop Jerusalem artichoke

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The polysaccharides in Jerusalem artichoke (JA) carry a substantial amount of energy that can be partly accessed through bioconversion into storable fuels. We review the potential for converting inulin into a variety of high value-added biorefinery products, including biofuels and biochemicals, and consider the feasibility of regarding JA as a model species of an inulin-rich crop. We discuss feedstock pretreatment, microorganisms used during fermentation, biorefinery products derived from JA, and how to enhance the economic competitiveness of JA as an energy crop.

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This study was supported by the Ocean Public Welfare Scientific Research Project, State Oceanic Administration of China (Grant no. 201205027). We greatly thank International Science Editing Compuscript Ltd., Co. for the professional editing of the manuscript.

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  1. Yantai Institute of Coastal Zone Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 17 Chunhui Road, Laishan District, Yantai, 264003, China

    Lili Li, Yipeng Wang & Song Qin

  2. Qinghai Academy of Agriculture and Forestry Research and Development Center of the Helianthus Tuberosus, Xining, 810016, China

    Li Li

  3. Group 1805, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Dalian, 116023, China

    Yuguang Du

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Li, L., Li, L., Wang, Y. et al. Biorefinery products from the inulin-containing crop Jerusalem artichoke. Biotechnol Lett 35, 471–477 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10529-012-1104-3

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