Advances in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy production: Challenges and perspectives

L Zhao, ZF Sun, CC Zhang, J Nan, NQ Ren… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a clean and renewable energy, bioenergy is one of the most promising alternatives to
fossil fuels. Lignocellulose possesses great potential for bioenergy production, but the …

Lignin for energy applications–state of the art, life cycle, technoeconomic analysis and future trends

A Beaucamp, M Muddasar, IS Amiinu, MM Leite… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Lignin is produced in large quantities as a by-product of the papermaking and biofuel
industries. Lignin is the most abundant aromatic biopolymer on the planet with its chemical …

Managing plastic waste─ sorting, recycling, disposal, and product redesign

JP Lange - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2021 - ACS Publications
Over the years, the petrochemical industry has developed a plethora of polymers that are
contributing to the well-being of humanity. Irresponsible disposal of used plastics has …

Creative biological lignin conversion routes toward lignin valorization

ZH Liu, BZ Li, JS Yuan, YJ Yuan - Trends in Biotechnology, 2022 - cell.com
Lignin, the largest renewable aromatic resource, is a promising alternative feedstock for the
sustainable production of various chemicals, fuels, and materials. Despite this potential …

Biomass to biofuels using hydrothermal liquefaction: A comprehensive review

H Shahbeik, HKS Panahi, M Dehhaghi… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable fuel alternatives holds promise for reducing the financial burden
of regulatory compliance and the social responsibility associated with greenhouse gas …

Continuous hydrodeoxygenation of lignin to jet-range aromatic hydrocarbons

ML Stone, MS Webber, WP Mounfield, DC Bell… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) is essential to decrease the carbon footprint of the aviation
industry. Although many strategies have been developed to provide the linear and branched …

Recent advances and future prospects of thermochemical biofuel conversion processes with machine learning

PR Jeon, JH Moon, NO Ogunsola, SH Lee… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofuels have been widely recognized as potential solutions to addressing the climate crisis
and strengthening energy security and sustainability. However, techno-economic and …

The critical role of process analysis in chemical recycling and upcycling of waste plastics

SR Nicholson, JE Rorrer, A Singh… - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
There is an urgent need for new technologies to enable circularity for synthetic polymers,
spurred by the accumulation of waste plastics in landfills and the environment and the …

Lignin-first biorefining of Nordic poplar to produce cellulose fibers could displace cotton production on agricultural lands

A Adler, I Kumaniaev, A Karacic, KR Baddigam… - Joule, 2022 - cell.com
Here, we show that lignin-first biorefining of poplar can enable the production of dissolving
cellulose pulp that can produce regenerated cellulose, which could substitute cotton. These …

[HTML][HTML] Prioritisation of biomass-derived products for biorefineries based on economic feasibility: A review on the comparability of techno-economic assessment …

J Louw, ES Dogbe, B Yang, JF Görgens - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biorefineries are critical components for industrial conversion of sustainably sourced plant
biomass into fuels, chemicals and materials. Cascading of potential products from highest to …