Hydrothermal carbonization of renewable waste biomass for solid biofuel production: A discussion on process mechanism, the influence of process parameters …

HB Sharma, AK Sarmah, B Dubey - Renewable and sustainable energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
The energy demand of the world is expected to reach 739 quadrillions BTU in 2040, which
therefore demand for exploring more alternative source of renewable energy. Waste …

Bright side of lignin depolymerization: toward new platform chemicals

Z Sun, B Fridrich, A De Santi, S Elangovan… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in lithium-sulfur batteries using biomass-derived carbons as sulfur host

A Benítez, J Amaro-Gahete, YC Chien… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
While biomass waste is generated in abundance, these materials and their production
processes are generally environmentally friendly, low cost, non-hazardous and easily …

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials as substrates for fermentation processes

K Kucharska, P Rybarczyk, I Hołowacz, R Łukajtis… - Molecules, 2018 - mdpi.com
Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant and renewable resource that potentially contains
large amounts of energy. It is an interesting alternative for fossil fuels, allowing the …

Paving the way for lignin valorisation: recent advances in bioengineering, biorefining and catalysis

R Rinaldi, R Jastrzebski, MT Clough… - Angewandte Chemie …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Lignin is an abundant biopolymer with a high carbon content and high aromaticity. Despite
its potential as a raw material for the fuel and chemical industries, lignin remains the most …

A critical review on prospects of bio-refinery products from second and third generation biomasses

L Goswami, R Kayalvizhi, PK Dikshit, KC Sherpa… - Chemical Engineering …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humans from the very beginning of existence utilized natural resources for various daily
needs. As years have gone by and with the continuous rise in population, both the natural …

Efficient sugar production from plant biomass: Current status, challenges, and future directions

JY Zhu, X Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic plant biomass is recognized as an alternative resource for sustainable
production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and polymeric materials through the biorefining …

Co-pyrolysis of coal and raw/torrefied biomass: A review on chemistry, kinetics and implementation

SM Gouws, M Carrier, JR Bunt… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Thermochemical conversion via co-pyrolysis has the potential to be an efficient route for
converting biomass to bio-energy and bio-refinery products. In this review, the …

[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 …

Deconstruction of lignocellulosic biomass with ionic liquids

A Brandt, J Gräsvik, JP Hallett, T Welton - Green chemistry, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
This paper reviews the application of ionic liquids to the deconstruction and fractionation of
lignocellulosic biomass, in a process step that is commonly called pretreatment. It is divided …