Agricultural waste biorefinery development towards circular bioeconomy

MK Awasthi, R Sindhu, R Sirohi, V Kumar… - … and sustainable energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
The concept of biorefinery depends on the recuperation of higher-value chemicals with
potential for a wide dissemination and an untapped marketability. To construct a clearer …

Toward low-cost biological and hybrid biological/catalytic conversion of cellulosic biomass to fuels

LR Lynd, GT Beckham, AM Guss… - Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Developing economically viable, scalable, and sustainable technologies for the conversion
of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to liquid fuels is widely seen as a centerpiece of the …

Biorefineries in circular bioeconomy: A comprehensive review

AT Ubando, CB Felix, WH Chen - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Biorefinery is a sustainable means of generating multiple bioenergy products from various
biomass feedstocks through the incorporation of relevant conversion technologies. With the …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability assessment of ethanol and biodiesel production in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and Guatemala

NI Canabarro, P Silva-Ortiz, LAH Nogueira… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study assessed the production, land use, environmental impacts, and energy balance
associated with ethanol and biodiesel production in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, and …

Innovation and strategic orientations for the development of advanced biorefineries

G Dragone, AAJ Kerssemakers, JLSP Driessen… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Advanced biorefineries, which aim at valorizing biomass (from agriculture, forestry,
aquaculture, among others) into a wide spectrum of products and bioenergy, are seen today …

Sustainable valorization of sugar industry waste: Status, opportunities, and challenges

M Meghana, Y Shastri - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Sugarcane processing in sugar industry results in generation of vast amounts of wastes,
which can be valorized to biofuels and value-added chemicals based on the concept of …

[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 …

Second generation biorefining in Ecuador: Circular bioeconomy, zero waste technology, environment and sustainable development: The nexus

LM Orejuela-Escobar, AC Landázuri… - Journal of Bioresources …, 2021 - Elsevier
The projection of world population growth with concurrent generation of large volumes of
agro-industrial waste that negatively affect the environment is of great concern. Therefore …

Comparison of biofuel life-cycle GHG emissions assessment tools: The case studies of ethanol produced from sugarcane, corn, and wheat

LG Pereira, O Cavalett, A Bonomi, Y Zhang… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019 - Elsevier
The use of alternative fuels, particularly bio-based fuels, has been an important strategy to
achieve greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reductions compared to petroleum-based fuels …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainability of sugarcane lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment for the production of bioethanol

S Vieira, MV Barros, ACN Sydney, CM Piekarski… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
The sustainability of a biofuel is severely affected by the technological route of its production.
Chemical pretreatment can be considered the traditional method of decomposition of the …