Current perspective on pretreatment technologies using lignocellulosic biomass: An emerging biorefinery concept

B Kumar, N Bhardwaj, K Agrawal, V Chaturvedi… - Fuel processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
A critical factor which controls the socio-economic development of any nation is “energy”.
With depleting fossil fuels, there is a shift in focus to lignocellulosic biorefinery. The review …

Biomass-based biorefineries: an important architype towards a circular economy

B Kumar, P Verma - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Fossil based resources are a major contributor to energy and chemicals to modern-day
development. The negative environmental impacts of fossil-based resources accompanied …

Current perspective on production and applications of microbial cellulases: a review

N Bhardwaj, B Kumar, K Agrawal, P Verma - Bioresources and …, 2021 - Springer
The potential of cellulolytic enzymes has been widely studied and explored for
bioconversion processes and plays a key role in various industrial applications. Cellulase, a …

A detailed overview of xylanases: an emerging biomolecule for current and future prospective

N Bhardwaj, B Kumar, P Verma - Bioresources and Bioprocessing, 2019 - Springer
Xylan is the second most abundant naturally occurring renewable polysaccharide available
on earth. It is a complex heteropolysaccharide consisting of different monosaccharides such …

Pathways of lignocellulosic biomass deconstruction for biofuel and value-added products production

SF Ahmed, M Mofijur, SN Chowdhury, M Nahrin… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
As the world attempts to transition from fossil fuels, lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) serves as
a promising alternative due to its high abundance. Hydrolysing LCB can generate various …

Enzyme mediated multi-product process: a concept of bio-based refinery

B Kumar, P Verma - Industrial Crops and Products, 2020 - Elsevier
The bio-based refinery has evolved as a strong alternative to the fossil-based refinery. Fossil
fuels have been critical to meet the global energy and chemical needs. The rapid utilization …

Bioconversion of rice straw by synergistic effect of in-house produced ligno-hemicellulolytic enzymes for enhanced bioethanol production

N Bhardwaj, B Kumar, K Agrawal, P Verma - Bioresource Technology …, 2020 - Elsevier
In the present work attempts have been made to mimic the natural system of biomass
delignification using laccase from Myrothecium verrucaria ITCC-8447 and synergistic effect …

Electricigens and microbial fuel cells for bioremediation and bioenergy production: a review

J Verma, D Kumar, N Singh, SS Katti… - Environmental Chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The rising energy demand and the decline of fossil fuel usage is calling for alternative,
sustainable energies such as microbial fuel cells. Here, we review the electricigens and …

Production, purification and characterization of an acid/alkali and thermo tolerant cellulase from Schizophyllum commune NAIMCC-F-03379 and its application in …

B Kumar, N Bhardwaj, A Alam, K Agrawal, H Prasad… - Amb Express, 2018 - Springer
A cellulase producing fungus Schizophyllum commune NAIMCC-F-03379 was isolated from
decomposed leaf sample of Lantana camera. The nutritional components (wheat bran …

Purification and characterization of a thermo-acid/alkali stable xylanases from Aspergillus oryzae LC1 and its application in Xylo-oligosaccharides production from …

N Bhardwaj, B Kumar, K Agarwal, V Chaturvedi… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Xylooligosaccharides (XOS) from lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) have found widespread
applications in food, feed, nutraceuticals and pharamecutical industries. Enzymatic …