The growing global population is posing severe stress on the earth's carrying capacity in
terms of food, water, and energy supply. Biomass is the only renewable alternative that can …

Bioenergy will be one component of a suite of alternatives to fossil fuels. Effective
conversion of biomass to energy will require the careful pairing of advanced conversion …

Currently, significant academic and industrial activity is focused on sourcing feed stocks from
non-food biomass crops for the sustainable production of energy, power and chemical …

Shrub willow has great potential as a dedicated bioenergy crop, but commercialization and
adoption by growers and end-users will depend upon the identification and selection of high …

The characterization of lignocellulosic biomass is essential to unlocking the promise of
lignocellulosic biorefineries through facilitated feedstock selection, optimized valorization …

Throughout history, the genus Salix (willow) has been an incredibly useful temperate plant
for humans, with widespread global distribution and species indigenous to all continents …

Large surface area hierarchically nanoporous activated carbons are prepared by KOH
activation and high temperature carbonization of agricultural waste, Phoenix dactylifera …

Biofuels research has substantially improved our understanding of lignin reactivity, and this
knowledge has broader application potential in carbon-storing materials. The abundance …

A high pressure (200 bar) CO2–H2O process was developed for pretreating lignocellulosic
biomass at high‐solid contents, while minimizing chemical inputs. Hardwood was pretreated …

Polyploidy is a common observation in the genus Salix, including some of the shrub willow
species currently being bred as a potential bioenergy feedstock. Breeding of shrub willow …