Biorefineries are critical components for industrial conversion of sustainably sourced plant
biomass into fuels, chemicals and materials. Cascading of potential products from highest to …

Bioenergy and biochemicals can be sustainably produced through fermentation and
anaerobic digestion (AD). However, this bioconversion processes could be more …

The transition from a fossil-based linear economy to a circular bioeconomy is no longer an
option but rather imperative, given worldwide concerns about the depletion of fossil …

This review provides a critical analysis of the state of the art of dilute acid pretreatment
applied to lignocellulosic biomass. Data from 63 publications were extracted and analysed …

Bioethanol has been proven as an alternative clean fuel for road vehicles, with the
conversion of lignocellulosic waste biomasses into ethanol through economically and …

The acid-hydrolyzed residues of lignocellulosic biomass are the primary organic solid
wastes during xylose production, while their management and/or valorization have often …

Biomass ethanol production presents shortcomings related to enzymes cost and efficiency of
xylose fermentation. Commercial enzymes used in second-generation ethanol (2GE) plants …

The production of cellulosic sugars in lignocellulose biorefinery presents significant
economic and environmental challenges due to the recalcitrant nature of biomass. The …

This study presents the upscaling of soda pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse (SB) using a
new redox mediator (2-hydroxynaphthalene-1, 4-dione) obtained from renewable resources …

Highlights Sugarcane would not be enough to meet the ethanol targets set for Brazil Corn
ethanol may be an attractive secondary feedstock to help supply the demand In Brazil …