Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

LR Lynd, GT Beckham, AM Guss… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing economically viable, scalable, and sustainable technologies for the conversion
of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to liquid fuels is widely seen as a centerpiece of the …

Recent advances in commercial biorefineries for lignocellulosic ethanol production: Current status, challenges and future perspectives

T Raj, K Chandrasekhar, AN Kumar, JR Banu… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cellulosic ethanol production has received global attention to use as transportation fuels
with gasoline blending virtue of carbon benefits and decarbonization. However, due to …

Net-zero emissions energy systems

SJ Davis, NS Lewis, M Shaner, S Aggarwal, D Arent… - Science, 2018 - science.org
BACKGROUND Net emissions of CO2 by human activities—including not only energy
services and industrial production but also land use and agriculture—must approach zero in …

[HTML][HTML] Advanced biofuels to decarbonise European transport by 2030: Markets, challenges, and policies that impact their successful market uptake

C Panoutsou, S Germer, P Karka… - Energy Strategy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Advanced biofuels are among the available options to decarbonise transport in the short to
medium term especially for aviation, marine and heavy-duty vehicles that lack immediate …

Catalytic conversion of carbohydrates to initial platform chemicals: chemistry and sustainability

LT Mika, E Cséfalvay, Á Németh - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The replacement of fossil resources that currently provide more than 90% of our energy
needs and feedstocks of the chemical industry in combination with reduced emission of …

Current perspective on production and applications of microbial cellulases: a review

N Bhardwaj, B Kumar, K Agrawal, P Verma - Bioresources and …, 2021 - Springer
The potential of cellulolytic enzymes has been widely studied and explored for
bioconversion processes and plays a key role in various industrial applications. Cellulase, a …

Cellulosic ethanol production: progress, challenges and strategies for solutions

CG Liu, Y Xiao, XX Xia, XQ Zhao, L Peng… - Biotechnology …, 2019 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is a sustainable feedstock for fuel ethanol production, but it is
characterized by low mass and energy densities, and distributed production with relatively …

Recent developments and key barriers to advanced biofuels: A short review

YK Oh, KR Hwang, C Kim, JR Kim, JS Lee - Bioresource Technology, 2018 - Elsevier
Biofuels are regarded as one of the most viable options for reduction of CO 2 emissions in
the transport sector. However, conventional plant-based biofuels (eg, biodiesel …

Constraints and advances in high-solids enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass: a critical review

ASA da Silva, RP Espinheira, RSS Teixeira… - Biotechnology for …, 2020 - Springer
The industrial production of sugar syrups from lignocellulosic materials requires the
conduction of the enzymatic hydrolysis step at high-solids loadings (ie, with over 15% solids …

Process strategies to reduce cellulase enzyme loading for renewable sugar production in biorefineries

CER Reis, NL Junior, HBS Bento… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Second-generation (2G) sugar is the principal building block in biorefineries
producing sustainable fuels, green chemicals, and materials. Its production involves a pre …