Artificial humic substances as biomimetics of natural analogues: production, characteristics and preferences regarding their use

E Efremenko, N Stepanov, O Senko, I Lyagin… - Biomimetics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Various processes designed for the humification (HF) of animal husbandry wastes, primarily
bird droppings, reduce their volumes, solve environmental problems, and make it possible to …

New insights into anaerobic digestion of lignocellulosic wastes towards carbon neutrality: A review of current advancement and future prospects

X Chen, X Zhang, C Sun, Y Chen, Z Xi, G Ma… - Journal of Water …, 2024 - Elsevier
With the increasingly serious shortage of energy and carbon emissions, the development of
new sustainable energy for solid waste is currently receiving extensive concern …

Comparative advantages analysis of oxidative torrefaction for solid biofuel production and property upgrading

C Zhang, WH Chen, SH Ho, Y Zhang, S Lim - Bioresource technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This study performs the comparative advantage analysis of oxidative torrefaction of corn
stalks to investigate the advantages of oxidative torrefaction for biochar fuel property …

A novel additive promoting lignocellulose alkali pretreatment for its “two birds with one stone” role

Y Wu, X Song, F Jin, K Song, J Liang, J Lu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Alkali pretreatment is one of the most commonly used pretreatment methods in
lignocellulose bioprocessing. However, there are still some “pseudo-lignin” that hinder …

Assessment of the grindability and component variation of torrefied agricultural wastes for industrial furnace application

C Zhang, J Fang, Y Zhang - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2024 - Elsevier
The utilization of agricultural solid biowastes is essential for resource saving and bioenergy
conversion. By this way, the demand of industrial furnace for biomass would be …

Effectiveness of Torrefaction By-Products as Additive in Vacuum Blackwater under Anaerobic Digestion and Economic Significance

PF Chiang, MJ Claire, S Han, NJ Maurice, AS Giwa - Processes, 2023 - mdpi.com
Blackwater (BW) is a vital source of bio-energy and nutrients for the sustainable
development of human society in the future owing to its organic and nutrient-rich properties …

Optimization of Potassium Hydroxide Combined Urea Pretreatment and Enzymatic Hydrolysis of Wheat Straw Using Response Surface Methodology for Improving …

H Zhang, J Wu - BioResources, 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
To improve sugar yields from wheat straw (WS), response surface methodology (RSM) was
adopted to optimize potassium hydroxide combined urea pretreatment and enzymatic …

Various Biomimetics as Antifungals

E Efremenko, A Aslanli, N Stepanov, O Senko… - 2023 - preprints.org
Biomimetics, which are similar to natural compounds that play an important role in the
metabolism, manifestation of functional activity and reproduction of various fungi, have a …