以木质纤维素生物原料转化生产乳酸对节约粮食、保护环境和促进乳酸产业的发展意义重大。对纤维素生产乳酸的几个技术环节：原料预处理、酶促水解、乳酸发酵的研究进展作了概要介绍和评述。并强调提高酶解效率和降低生产成本仍是现阶段研究的主要目标，指出各种新技术的集成与优化是加快其产业化进程的必由之路。

The bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass for lactic acid production had great meaning to saving foodstuff, protecting environment and developing lactic acid industry. The research progress of lactic acid production from lignocellulose, including the pretreatment of raw materials, the enzymatic hydrolysis and lactic acid fermentation, was reviewed. It was pointed out that the main objectives of the current researches were to improve the efficiency of enzymatic hydrolysis and reduce the production cost. The integration of new technologies was necessary for the acceleration of its industrialization.

高等学校博士学科点专项科研基金项目（20050561014）