Prospect of biofuel production by fungus

Abstract Fungus is a lucrative option and has received much attention in biofuel production of bioethanol, biodiesel and biogas. Bioethanol is obtained when lignocellulosic biomass (agriculture waste) is saccharified into a mixture of sugars by fungal assisted enzymatic pretreatment. Further, several oleaginous fungi such as Zygomycetes species are valuable feedstock for biodiesel production, as they are rich in oleic and palmitic acid. Apart from this, anaerobic fungus possesses an arsenal of extracellular multienzyme complexes that improve the digestion of various biomass for biogas production. One of the latest developments in the biofuel sector has been the fungal based microbial fuel cell technology that has the combined advantage of wastewater treatment and electricity generation. Thus, this review is a compilation of all the biofuels that can be obtained from fungus from waste materials and wastewater.