Brewers' spent grain: a review with an emphasis on food and health

KM Lynch, EJ Steffen, EK Arendt - Journal of the Institute of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Brewers' spent grain (BSG) is the most abundant by‐product generated in the beer‐brewing
process. This material consists of the barley grain husks obtained as solid residue after the …

The role of pretreatment in improving the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials

S Sun, S Sun, X Cao, R Sun - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic materials are among the most promising alternative energy resources that
can be utilized to produce cellulosic ethanol. However, the physical and chemical structure …

Facile fractionation of lignocelluloses by biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment for cellulose enzymatic hydrolysis and lignin valorization

XJ Shen, JL Wen, QQ Mei, X Chen, D Sun, TQ Yuan… - Green chemistry, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
A low-cost and green biorefinery will increase the economy and revenue from lignocellulosic
biomass. Herein, a biomass-derived deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment was …

Acid-based lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery for bioenergy production: Advantages, application constraints, and perspectives

AT Hoang, S Nizetic, HC Ong, CT Chong… - Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
The production of chemicals and fuels from renewable biomass with the primary aim of
reducing carbon footprints has recently become one of the central points of interest. The use …

Organic solvent effects in biomass conversion reactions

L Shuai, J Luterbacher - ChemSusChem, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Transforming lignocellulosic biomass into fuels and chemicals has been intensely studied in
recent years. A large amount of work has been dedicated to finding suitable solvent systems …

A review of lignocellulose bioconversion using enzymatic hydrolysis and synergistic cooperation between enzymes—factors affecting enzymes, conversion and …

JS Van Dyk, BI Pletschke - Biotechnology advances, 2012 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose is a complex substrate which requires a variety of enzymes, acting in
synergy, for its complete hydrolysis. These synergistic interactions between different …

Brewer's spent grain: a valuable feedstock for industrial applications

SI Mussatto - Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Brewer's spent grain (BSG) is the most abundant by‐product generated from the beer‐
brewing process, representing approximately 85% of the total by‐products obtained. This …

Biomass recalcitrance. Part I: the chemical compositions and physical structures affecting the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose

X Zhao, L Zhang, D Liu - Biofuels, bioproducts and biorefining, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant to biodegradation due to the rigid and compact
structure of plant cell wall. The recalcitrance of biomass is mainly constructed by its chemical …

Fungal pretreatment of rice straw with Pleurotus ostreatus and Trichoderma reesei to enhance methane production under solid-state anaerobic digestion

AM Mustafa, TG Poulsen, K Sheng - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
Rice straw was subjected to fungal pretreatment using Pleurotus ostreatus and Trichoderma
reesei to improve its biodegradability and methane production via solid-state anaerobic …

Brewer's spent grains—valuable beer industry by-product

M Jackowski, Ł Niedźwiecki, K Jagiełło, O Uchańska… - Biomolecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
The brewing sector is a significant part of the global food industry. Breweries produce large
quantities of wastes, including wastewater and brewer's spent grains. Currently, upcycling of …