Fuel ethanol production: process design trends and integration opportunities

CA Cardona, ÓJ Sánchez - Bioresource technology, 2007 - Elsevier
Current fuel ethanol research and development deals with process engineering trends for
improving biotechnological production of ethanol. In this work, the key role that process …

Biotransformation of lignocellulosic materials into value-added products—a review

M Bilal, M Asgher, HMN Iqbal, H Hu, X Zhang - International Journal of …, 2017 - Elsevier
In the past decade, with the key biotechnological advancements, lignocellulosic materials
have gained a particular importance. In serious consideration of global economic …

[HTML][HTML] Pre-processing of sugarcane bagasse for gasification in a downdraft biomass gasifier system: A comprehensive review

A Anukam, S Mamphweli, P Reddy, E Meyer… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2016 - Elsevier
The processing of sugarcane bagasse as a potential feedstock for efficient energy
production has attracted a great deal of attention in the sugarcane industry, which has …

Some recent advances in hydrolysis of biomass in hot-compressed water and its comparisons with other hydrolysis methods

Y Yu, X Lou, H Wu - Energy & fuels, 2008 - ACS Publications
Biomass hydrolysis extracts, particularly sugars and other useful derivatives, are important
products for further conversion to produce biofuels. The past 2 decades have witnessed …

An examination of biorefining processes, catalysts and challenges

DJ Hayes - Catalysis today, 2009 - Elsevier
Biofuels offer the potential to substitute for a large proportion of fossil fuels, however it is
considered that the utilisation of lignocellulosic biomass, via second-generation biorefining …

Recent advances in pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes and production of value added products

GYS Mtui - African Journal of Biotechnology, 2009 - ajol.info
Recent advances in pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes and production of value added
products Page 1 African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 8 (8), pp. 1398-1415, 20 April, 2009 …

Review of the integrated process for the production of grass biomethane

AS Nizami, NE Korres, JD Murphy - Environmental science & …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Production of grass biomethane is an integrated process which involves numerous stages
with numerous permutations. The grass grown can be of numerous species, and it can …

An integrated optimization model for switchgrass-based bioethanol supply chain

J Zhang, A Osmani, I Awudu, V Gonela - Applied Energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Bioethanol produced from lignocellulosic feedstock show enormous potential as an
economically and environmentally sustainable renewable energy source. Switchgrass …

Alternative thermochemical routes for aviation biofuels via alcohols synthesis: Process modeling, techno-economic assessment and comparison

K Atsonios, MA Kougioumtzis, KD Panopoulos… - Applied Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
This study presents the conceptual process design for the production of branched paraffins
with high carbon number, based on the upgrading of alcohols synthesized from biomass …

Effect of lignin content on changes occurring in poplar cellulose ultrastructure during dilute acid pretreatment

Q Sun, M Foston, X Meng, D Sawada, SV Pingali… - Biotechnology for …, 2014 - Springer
Background Obtaining a better understanding of the complex mechanisms occurring during
lignocellulosic deconstruction is critical to the continued growth of renewable biofuel …