Steam explosion as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for biofuel production: Characteristics and challenges

AT Hoang, XP Nguyen, XQ Duong, Ü Ağbulut… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biorefining process of lignocellulosic biomass has recently emerged as one of the most
profitable biofuel production options. However, pretreatment is required to improve the …

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 …

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 …

Renewable biohydrogen production from lignocellulosic biomass using fermentation and integration of systems with other energy generation technologies

SK Bhatia, SS Jagtap, AA Bedekar, RK Bhatia… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
Biohydrogen is a clean and renewable source of energy. It can be produced by using
technologies such as thermochemical, electrolysis, photoelectrochemical and biological, etc …

Current advancement on the isolation, characterization and application of lignin

JJ Liao, NH Abd Latif, D Trache, N Brosse… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The most critical issues faced by the world nowadays is to provide the sustainability of
consumption for energy and natural resources. Lignin is said to be one of the alternative …

Deep eutectic solvents in the transformation of biomass into biofuels and fine chemicals: a review

KTT Amesho, YC Lin, SV Mohan, S Halder… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
The global energy demand has been projected to rise over 28% by 2040, calling for more
renewable resources such as lignocellulosic biomass to produce biofuels, and for green and …

Review on lignin modifications toward natural UV protection ingredient for lignin-based sunscreens

MH Tran, DP Phan, EY Lee - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is a natural UV-blocking material; it exhibits excellent UV absorption ability owing to
its aromatic structure and the presence of numerous phenolic, ketone, and intramolecular …

Lignin–carbohydrate complexes: properties, applications, analyses, and methods of extraction: a review

D Tarasov, M Leitch, P Fatehi - Biotechnology for biofuels, 2018 - Springer
The complexity of lignin and hemicellulose segmentation has been known since the middle
of the ninetieth century. Studies confirmed that all lignin units in coniferous species and 47 …

Lignocellulosic biomass conversion via greener pretreatment methods towards biorefinery applications

J Dharmaraja, S Shobana, S Arvindnarayan… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose biomass during pretreatment releases various compounds, among them the
most important is reducing sugars, which can be utilized for the production of biofuels and …

From lignocellulosic biomass to levulinic acid: A review on acid-catalyzed hydrolysis

S Kang, J Fu, G Zhang - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2018 - Elsevier
Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …