Chemicals from lignin: an interplay of lignocellulose fractionation, depolymerisation, and upgrading

W Schutyser, T Renders, S Van den Bosch… - Chemical society …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
In pursuit of more sustainable and competitive biorefineries, the effective valorisation of
lignin is key. An alluring opportunity is the exploitation of lignin as a resource for chemicals …

A critical review of pretreatment technologies to enhance anaerobic digestion and energy recovery

MR Atelge, AE Atabani, JR Banu, D Krisa, M Kaya… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Biogas production from different waste resources still has limitations due to its complex
structure and slowly biodegradable nature. To improve methane yield and anaerobic …

A review on recycling techniques for bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass

J Chen, B Zhang, L Luo, F Zhang, Y Yi, Y Shan… - … and sustainable energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Bioethanol is a promising substitute for fossil fuels to alleviate the energy crisis. To improve
the economic and environmental efficiency of bioethanol production from lignocellulosic …

Opportunities and challenges in biological lignin valorization

GT Beckham, CW Johnson, EM Karp… - Current opinion in …, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignin is a primary component of lignocellulosic biomass that is an underutilized feedstock
in the growing biofuels industry. Despite the fact that lignin depolymerization has long been …

[HTML][HTML] A critical review of analytical methods in pretreatment of lignocelluloses: composition, imaging, and crystallinity

K Karimi, MJ Taherzadeh - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
Lignocelluloses are widely investigated as renewable substrates to produce biofuels, eg,
ethanol, methane, hydrogen, and butanol, as well as chemicals such as citric acid, lactic …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of greener pretreatment technologies of lignocellulose

R Roy, MDS Rahman, DE Raynie - Current Research in Green and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The successful conversion of lignocellulose into value-added products depends on
overcoming the recalcitrance of its structure towards enzymatic digestion. The highly …

A comprehensive review on biogas production from lignocellulosic wastes through anaerobic digestion: an insight into performance improvement strategies

M Karrabi, FM Ranjbar, B Shahnavaz, S Seyedi - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Along with the growing energy demand and the rising concerns over the environmental
impacts of fossil fuels, much attention has been recently drawn toward the possibility of …

Typical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into reducing sugars using dilute acid hydrolysis and alkaline pretreatment

YL Loow, TY Wu, J Md. Jahim, AW Mohammad… - Cellulose, 2016 - Springer
The development and production of fossil fuel alternatives have become one of the main
focal points in recent investigations. Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable source of …

Multifarious pretreatment strategies for the lignocellulosic substrates for the generation of renewable and sustainable biofuels: A review

A Kumar, A Rapoport, G Kunze, S Kumar, D Singh… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently major part of the world's energy requirements is fulfilled by fossil resources.
Severe economic and environmental problems along with their limited resources are still a …

Enhancing muconic acid production from glucose and lignin-derived aromatic compounds via increased protocatechuate decarboxylase activity

CW Johnson, D Salvachúa, P Khanna, H Smith… - Metabolic engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
The conversion of biomass-derived sugars and aromatic molecules to cis, cis-muconic acid
(referred to hereafter as muconic acid or muconate) has been of recent interest owing to its …