The critical role of lignin in lignocellulosic biomass conversion and recent pretreatment strategies: A comprehensive review

CG Yoo, X Meng, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Heterogeneity and rigidity of lignocellulose causing resistance to its deconstruction have
provided technical and economic challenges in the current biomass conversion processes …

Recent advances in understanding the effects of lignin structural characteristics on enzymatic hydrolysis

Y Yuan, B Jiang, H Chen, W Wu, S Wu, Y Jin… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose for bioethanol production shows a great potential to
remit the rapid consumption of fossil fuels, given the fact that lignocellulose feedstocks are …

From lignin to valuable products–strategies, challenges, and prospects

H Wang, Y Pu, A Ragauskas, B Yang - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The exploration of effective approaches for the valorization of lignin to valuable products
attracts broad interests of a growing scientific community. By fully unlocking the potential of …

Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

W Schutyser, T Renders, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In pursuit of more sustainable and competitive biorefineries, the effective valorisation of
lignin is key. An alluring opportunity is the exploitation of lignin as a resource for chemicals …

Catalytic transformation of lignin for the production of chemicals and fuels

C Li, X Zhao, A Wang, GW Huber, T Zhang - Chemical reviews, 2015 - ACS Publications
Biomass is any organic matter that is renewable over time. In the context of energy, this is
often used to mean plant-based materials, such as agricultural residues, forestry wastes …

[HTML][HTML] Advances in biological techniques for sustainable lignocellulosic waste utilization in biogas production

Z Gao, K Alshehri, Y Li, H Qian, D Sapsford… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Improper disposal of lignocellulosic wastes may produce a large quantity of greenhouse
gases and pollute the environment. Through anaerobic digestion processes, lignocellulosic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of greener pretreatment technologies of lignocellulose

R Roy, MDS Rahman, DE Raynie - Current Research in Green and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The successful conversion of lignocellulose into value-added products depends on
overcoming the recalcitrance of its structure towards enzymatic digestion. The highly …

Recent advances in understanding the pseudo-lignin formation in a lignocellulosic biorefinery

SD Shinde, X Meng, R Kumar, AJ Ragauskas - Green Chemistry, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
The formation of lignin-like structures by the degradation primarily of plant polysaccharides
has been observed after the severe thermochemical acidic pretreatment of lignocellulosic …

Current understanding of the correlation of lignin structure with biomass recalcitrance

M Li, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Frontiers in chemistry, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Lignin, a complex aromatic polymer in terrestrial plants, contributes significantly to biomass
recalcitrance to microbial and/or enzymatic deconstruction. To reduce biomass …

Catalytic oxidation of biorefinery lignin to value‐added chemicals to support sustainable biofuel production

R Ma, Y Xu, X Zhang - ChemSusChem, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Transforming plant biomass to biofuel is one of the few solutions that can truly sustain
mankind's long‐term needs for liquid transportation fuel with minimized environmental …