Biochar characterization of invasive Pennisetum purpureum grass: effect of pyrolysis temperature

MS Reza, S Afroze, MSA Bakar, R Saidur, N Aslfattahi… - Biochar, 2020 - Springer
Pennisetum purpureum is one of the most invasive perennial grasses of the Poaceae family,
which are abundant in south-east Asia including Brunei Darussalam. The pyrolysis process …

Dual strategy for bioconversion of elephant grass biomass into fermentable sugars using Trichoderma reesei towards bioethanol production

J Iyyappan, R Pravin, KA Al-Ghanim… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
In this study, biodelignification and enzymatic hydrolysis of elephant grass were performed
by recombinant and native strain of Trichoderma reesei, respectively. Initially, rT. reesei …

Thermochemical pretreatment enhanced bioconversion of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum): insight on the production of sugars and lignin

D Haldar, MK Purkait - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2020 - Springer
Pennisetum purpureum, commonly known as elephant grass, possesses an immense ability
to be recognized as bioenergy crop due to its high carbohydrate content and ample …

Genotyping by sequencing provides new insights into the diversity of Napier grass (Cenchrus purpureus) and reveals variation in genome-wide LD patterns between …

MS Muktar, A Teshome, J Hanson, AT Negawo… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Napier grass is an important tropical forage-grass and of growing potential as an energy
crop. One-hundred-five Napier grass accessions, encompassing two independent …

Optimization of biomass pretreatments using fractional factorial experimental design

CA Rezende, BW Atta, MC Breitkreitz, R Simister… - Biotechnology for …, 2018 - Springer
Background Pretreatments are one of the main bottlenecks for the lignocellulose conversion
process and the search for cheaper and effective pretreatment methodologies for each …

Elephant grass pretreated by steam explosion for inducing secretion of cellulases and xylanases by Penicillium echinulatum S1M29 solid-state cultivation

AL Scholl, D Menegol, AP Pitarelo, RC Fontana… - Industrial Crops and …, 2015 - Elsevier
One of the bottlenecks in the production of second-generation ethanol is the high cost of the
enzymes used for the hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass. One way to reduce this cost is to …

Cold alkaline extraction of Elephant grass for optimal subsequent extraction of hemicelluloses and energy production

JC García, A Alfaro, JM Loaiza, S Lozano-Calvo… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
There is growing scientific and industrial interest in obtaining useful substances by
fractionating lignocellulosic biomass from non-food plant crops for use by the bioenergy …

Influence of different chemical pretreatments of elephant grass (Pennisetum purpureum, Schum.) used as a substrate for cellulase and xylanase production in …

D Menegol, AL Scholl, AJP Dillon… - Bioprocess and …, 2016 - Springer
This study evaluated the potential use of elephant grass biomass, a highly productive
species, for cellulase and xylanase production by the cellulolytic mutant Penicillium …

Does nitrogen application improve elephant grass yield and energetic characteristics of biofuels?

AM Bueno, AF de Andrade, KA Viçosi, RA Flores… - BioEnergy …, 2021 - Springer
This study aimed to evaluate the effect of nitrogen (N) application in the biomass yield and
energetic characteristics of biofuels (fresh and briquettes) of elephant grass grown in tropical …

Fungal pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse: a green pathway to improve saccharification and ethanol production

C Hartmann, RC Fontana, FG de Siqueira… - BioEnergy …, 2022 - Springer
Biological pretreatment was investigated to increase ethanol production from lignocellulosic
biomass, like sugarcane bagasse. Enzyme secretion, changes in substrate composition …