Bioconversion of industrial hemp biomass for bioethanol production: A review

J Zhao, Y Xu, W Wang, J Griffin, K Roozeboom… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Industrial hemp (Cannabis sativa L.) with robust drought-resistant features has excellent
agronomic and pharmaceutical characteristics. As the federal prohibition on hemp …

Recent advances of lignin valorization techniques toward sustainable aromatics and potential benchmarks to fossil refinery products

RJ Khan, CY Lau, J Guan, CH Lam, J Zhao, Y Ji… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Aromatic compounds are important fuels and key chemical precursors for organic synthesis,
however the current aromatics market are mainly relying on fossil resources which will …

Comprehensive analysis of important parameters of choline chloride-based deep eutectic solvent pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

H Xu, Y Kong, J Peng, X Song, Y Liu, Z Su, B Li… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
Choline chloride based deep eutectic solvents have showed great potential in
lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. In this study, for DES pretreatment with different …

Conversion of liquid hot water, acid and alkali pretreated industrial hemp biomasses to bioethanol

J Zhao, Y Xu, W Wang, J Griffin, D Wang - Bioresource Technology, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, four varieties of hemp biomasses (Helena, SS Beta, Tygra, and Elleta
Campana) pretreated with liquid hot water (LHW), H 2 SO 4, and NaOH were investigated …

Recent advancements in biological conversion of industrial hemp for biofuel and value-added products

A Ji, L Jia, D Kumar, CG Yoo - Fermentation, 2021 - mdpi.com
Sustainable, economically feasible, and green resources for energy and chemical products
have people's attention due to global energy demand and environmental issues. Last …

A critical review on water overconsumption in lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment for ethanol production through enzymic hydrolysis and fermentation

J Zhao, J Lee, D Wang - Energy & Fuels, 2023 - ACS Publications
Global demand for renewable and sustainable energy fostered the considerable
development of biomass-to-ethanol valorization strategies. Thermochemical pretreatment …

Technoeconomic analysis of multiple-stream ethanol and lignin production from lignocellulosic biomass: insights into the chemical selection and process integration

J Zhao, J Lee, T Weiss, D Wang - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Technoeconomic analysis of multiple-stream lignin and ethanol production from 100 Mt/h of
industrial hemp biomass is conducted based on three scenarios: I, H2SO4 pretreatment and …

High ethanol concentration (77 g/L) of industrial hemp biomass achieved through optimizing the relationship between ethanol yield/concentration and solid loading

J Zhao, Y Xu, W Wang, J Griffin, D Wang - ACS omega, 2020 - ACS Publications
In this study, the relationships between ethanol yield/concentration and solid loading (6–
21%) were investigated to enhance ethanol titer and avoid a random choice of solid loading …

Ferulic acid production from wheat bran by integration of enzymatic pretreatment and a cold-adapted carboxylesterase catalysis

L Cao, D Xue, X Liu, C Wang, D Fang, J Zhang… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
High-value chemical production from natural lignocellulose transformation is a reliable
waste utilization approach. A gene encoding cold-adapted carboxylesterase in Arthrobacter …

Lignin, sugar, and furan production of industrial hemp biomass via an integrated process

J Zhao, J Griffin, K Roozeboom, J Lee… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Traditional pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is often accompanied by washing and
disposal of wastewater, which leads to overuse of water and loss of by-products. The …