Current perspective on pretreatment technologies using lignocellulosic biomass: An emerging biorefinery concept

B Kumar, N Bhardwaj, K Agrawal, V Chaturvedi… - Fuel processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
A critical factor which controls the socio-economic development of any nation is “energy”.
With depleting fossil fuels, there is a shift in focus to lignocellulosic biorefinery. The review …

A review on the environment-friendly emerging techniques for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: Mechanistic insight and advancements

D Haldar, MK Purkait - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The process of pretreatment is considered as an indispensable unit operation in the field of
lignocellulosic conversion. The traditional pretreatment operations of lignocellulosic …

Emerging technologies for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

SS Hassan, GA Williams, AK Jaiswal - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass to overcome its intrinsic recalcitrant nature prior to
the production of valuable chemicals has been studied for nearly 200 years. Research has …

Recent developments in lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment with a focus on eco-friendly, non-conventional methods

A Sidana, SK Yadav - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass is a major hurdle in the holistic utilization of
cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in biorefinery operations. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic …

Optimization of biogas production from straw wastes by different pretreatments: Progress, challenges, and prospects

J Wang, D Ma, Y Lou, J Ma, D Xing - Science of The Total Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) presents a promising feedstock for carbon management due
to enormous potential for achieving carbon neutrality and delivering substantial …

Optimization of biogas yield from lignocellulosic materials with different pretreatment methods: a review

KO Olatunji, NA Ahmed, O Ogunkunle - Biotechnology for Biofuels, 2021 - Springer
Population increase and industrialization has resulted in high energy demand and
consumptions, and presently, fossil fuels are the major source of staple energy, supplying …

Lignocellulosic conversion into value-added products: a review

D Haldar, MK Purkait - Process biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present context of energy crisis, exploration of lignocellulosic biomass has emerged
as potential substitute to maintain environmental sustainability. However, the conversion of …

State of the art of nonthermal and thermal processing for inactivation of micro‐organisms

J Van Impe, C Smet, B Tiwari, R Greiner… - Journal of applied …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Despite the constant development of novel thermal and nonthermal technologies,
knowledge on the mechanisms of microbial inactivation is still very limited. Technologies …

A finalized determinant for complete lignocellulose enzymatic saccharification potential to maximize bioethanol production in bioenergy Miscanthus

A Alam, R Zhang, P Liu, J Huang, Y Wang, Z Hu… - Biotechnology for …, 2019 - Springer
Background Miscanthus is a leading bioenergy crop with enormous lignocellulose
production potential for biofuels and chemicals. However, lignocellulose recalcitrance leads …

Homogeneous metal salt solutions for biomass upgrading and other select organic reactions

N Rodriguez Quiroz, AM Norton, H Nguyen… - ACS …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The growing interest in biomass as a renewable feedstock drives research toward
innovative processes and performance-advantaged bioproducts. Homogeneous metal salt …