Pretreatment and fermentation of lignocellulosic biomass: reaction mechanisms and process engineering

S Rahmati, W Doherty, D Dubal, L Atanda… - Reaction Chemistry & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
In the time of rapidly depleting petroleum resources, worldwide food shortages, and solid
waste problems, it is imperative to promote dedicated research into using an appropriate …

Food waste biorefinery towards circular economy in Australia

S Talekar, K Ekanayake, B Holland, C Barrow - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Staggering amounts of food waste are produced in Australia and this review provides food
waste based biorefinery opportunities in moving towards a circular economy in Australia …

Characterization of walnut, almond, and pine nut shells regarding chemical composition and extract composition

CSGP Queirós, S Cardoso, A Lourenço… - Biomass Conversion …, 2020 - Springer
The shells of three important food nuts, walnut, almond, and pine nut, were studied in view of
valorization as residues. The shells differed chemically: walnut shells had 10.6% extractives …

Effect of hydrothermal treatment on biomass structure with evaluation of post-pyrolysis process for wood vinegar preparation

C Wang, S Zhang, S Huang, Z Cao, J Xu, J Lyu - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal treatment can arouse the comprehensive evolution of biomass structure,
which broadens the horizons for the development and optimization of terminal products from …

Critical overview of biorefinery approaches for valorization of protein rich tree nut oil industry by-product

TP Sari, R Sirohi, M Krishania, S Bhoj, M Samtiya… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
This review explores reutilization opportunities of protein-rich bio-waste derived from the
major tree nuts (almonds, walnuts, and cashew nuts) oil processing industries through …

The effect of pyrolysis temperature on the characteristics of biochar, pyroligneous acids, and gas prepared from cotton stalk through a polygeneration process

J Cheng, SC Hu, GT Sun, ZC Geng, MQ Zhu - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The biochar (BC), pyroligneous acid (PA), and gas were collected from cotton stalks based
on a polygeneration process, and this study was systematically focused to develop and …

[HTML][HTML] Biomass valorization of walnut shell for liquefaction efficiency

N Jovičić, A Antonović, A Matin, S Antolović… - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Globally, lignocellulosic biomass has great potential for industrial production of materials
and products, but this resource must be used in an environmentally friendly, socially …

An efficient multiphase bioprocess for enhancing the renewable energy production from almond shells

M Kaur, M Kumar, S Sachdeva, SK Puri - Energy Conversion and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The present study is based on “waste to energy” concept, wherein the potential of almond
crop residues viz., almond shells were investigated for biofuel production via different …

Solid state 13C-NMR methodology for the cellulose composition studies of the shells of Prunus dulcis and their derived cellulosic materials

A Modica, S Rosselli, G Catinella, F Sottile… - Carbohydrate …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic fibers and microcellulose have been obtained by simple alkaline treatment
from softwood almond shells. In particular, the Prunus dulcis Miller (DA) Webb. was …

Torrefaction of almond shell as a renewable reinforcing agent for plastics: techno-economic analyses and comparison to bioethanol process

D Liu, NR Baral, L Liang, CD Scown… - Environmental Research …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
In 2016, the US state of California alone produced nearly 3.5 billion kilograms of almonds,
accounting for approximately 84% of the world's almond production. This generated about …