Recent developments in lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment with a focus on eco-friendly, non-conventional methods

A Sidana, SK Yadav - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass is a major hurdle in the holistic utilization of
cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in biorefinery operations. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic …

Cascade utilization of lignocellulosic biomass to high-value products

Y Liu, Y Nie, X Lu, X Zhang, H He, F Pan, L Zhou… - Green …, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignocellulosic biomass is a potential sustainable feedstock to replace fossil fuels. However,
the complex structure of biomass makes it difficult to convert into high-value products …

[HTML][HTML] Non-thermal, energy efficient hydrodynamic cavitation for food processing, process intensification and extraction of natural bioactives: A review

SS Arya, PR More, MR Ladole, K Pegu… - Ultrasonics …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hydrodynamic cavitation (HC) is the process of bubbles formation, expansion, and violent
collapse, which results in the generation of high pressures in the order of 100-5000 bar and …

Cavitation-based technologies for pretreatment and processing of food wastes: Major applications and mechanisms–A review

Z Askarniya, X Sun, Z Wang, G Boczkaj - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023 - Elsevier
Conversion of food wastes to valuable products is an important topic for sustainable
development. Feedstock hydrolysis is a stage strongly affecting the anaerobic digestion …

Recent advances in hydrodynamic cavitation-based pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass for valorization

X Sun, S Liu, X Zhang, Y Tao, G Boczkaj, JY Yoon… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recently, the hydrodynamic cavitation (HC)-based pretreatment has shown high
effectiveness in laboratories and even in industrial productions for conversion of …

Thermal degradation of rice husk: effect of pre-treatment on kinetic and thermodynamic parameters

M Kumar, PK Mishra, SN Upadhyay - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Pyrolysis of untreated, acid treated and alkali treated rice husk (URH, ARH and ALRH,
respectively) was investigated. Pre-treatment resulted in change in values of proximate and …

Dual biogas and biochar production from rice straw biomass: a techno-economic and sustainable development approach

H Ezz, MG Ibrahim, M Fujii, M Nasr - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2023 - Springer
Rice straw (RS) is a lignocellulosic biomass generated in huge amounts as agricultural
wastes, facing improper disposal issues that can severely deteriorate the environment. This …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of hydrodynamic cavitation, low-level thermal and low-level alkaline pre-treatments on sludge solubilisation

G Mancuso, M Langone, G Andreottola… - Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 2019 - Elsevier
WAS is a polluting and hazardous waste generated in WWTPs that must be treated to
prevent pollution and human health risks. Anaerobic digestion is the most used process for …

Compositional changes of rice straw fibers after pretreatment with diluted acetic acid: towards enhanced biomethane production

J Peng, AEF Abomohra, M Elsayed, X Zhang… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2019 - Elsevier
In the present study, diluted acetic acid was used for the pretreatment of rice straw in order to
improve its bioconversion into biomethane. After pretreatment with 2% acetic acid for 24 h …

Cavitationally driven transformations: A technique of process intensification

CR Holkar, AJ Jadhav, DV Pinjari… - Industrial & Engineering …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The process intensification (PI) can significantly improve energy and process efficiency by
enhancing mixing, mass, and heat transfer as well as driving forces. There are several …