The differences between a biorefinery and an oil refinery are determined by the higher
oxygen content of the biorefinery's biomass, its high degree of functionalization, its low …

The use of willow plantations can be a sustainable approach for treating primary municipal
wastewater, potentially reducing both the environmental and economic burdens associated …

To increase the understanding of poplar and willow perennial woody crops and facilitate
their deployment for the production of biofuels, bioproducts, and bioenergy, there is a need …

In Europe mainly at winter season the PM levels exceed air quality limits, which correlated
with the operation of solid-fired boilers. More and more people are returning to using these …

Bioenergy will be one of the most important renewable energy sources in the conversion
from fossil fuels to bio‐based products. Short rotation coppice Salix could be a key player in …

Biomass is currently the main renewable energy source (RES) in the EU, particularly in
Poland. Solid biomass for energy purposes is primarily sourced from forests, the wood …

Rice straw has an enormous amount of biomass for energy use, but the complexity of the
cell wall component hinders technical processes. Although belonging to rice straws, the …

Background Salix spp. are high-productivity crops potentially used for lignocellulosic
biofuels such as bioethanol. In general, pretreatment is needed to facilitate the enzymatic …

The improvement of the saccharification of rice straw is one of the strategies to reduce the
sophisticated pretreatment that results in high cost and is unfriendly to the environment. We …

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