Deep eutectic solvents as promising pretreatment agents for sustainable lignocellulosic biorefineries: A review

V Sharma, ML Tsai, CW Chen, PP Sun, AK Patel… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Increasing reliance on non-renewable fuels has shifted research attention to
environmentally friendly and sustainable energy sources. The inherently recalcitrant nature …

Lignocellulosic biomass as renewable feedstock for biodegradable and recyclable plastics production: A sustainable approach

T Raj, K Chandrasekhar, AN Kumar, SH Kim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid increment in fossil-derived single-use plastic disposal has led to human-made plastic
mountains and leading to ecological imbalance. Therefore, the development of alternative …

Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: a critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views

Z Chen, L Chen, KS Khoo, VK Gupta, M Sharma… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization has driven the demand for fossil fuels, however, its overly exploited resource
has caused severe damage on environmental pollution. Biorefining using abundant …

Different pretreatment technologies of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production: An overview

S Rezania, B Oryani, J Cho, A Talaiekhozani… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Regarding the supply of fossil fuels, greenhouse gasses emission, global warming, and
increasing fuel price; there is a need to find alternative energy resources, which are …

Journey of lignin from a roadblock to bridge for lignocellulose biorefineries: A comprehensive review

V Sharma, ML Tsai, P Nargotra, CW Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The grave concerns arisen as a result of environmental pollution and diminishing fossil fuel
reserves in the 21st century have shifted the focus on the use of sustainable and …

Chemical, physical and biological methods to convert lignocellulosic waste into value-added products. A review

S Periyasamy, V Karthik, P Senthil Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Actual agricultural practices produce about 998 million tonnes of agricultural waste per year.
Therefore, converting lignocellulosic wastes into energy, chemicals, and other products is a …

Agro-industrial food waste as a low-cost substrate for sustainable production of industrial enzymes: a critical review

V Sharma, ML Tsai, P Nargotra, CW Chen, CH Kuo… - Catalysts, 2022 - mdpi.com
The grave environmental, social, and economic concerns over the unprecedented
exploitation of non-renewable energy resources have drawn the attention of policy makers …

Development of lignocellulosic biorefineries for the sustainable production of biofuels: towards circular bioeconomy

A Yadav, V Sharma, ML Tsai, CW Chen, PP Sun… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The idea of environment friendly and affordable renewable energy resources has prompted
the industry to focus on the set up of biorefineries for sustainable bioeconomy …

Ionic liquid based pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced bioconversion

Z Usmani, M Sharma, P Gupta, Y Karpichev… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most plentiful renewable biomolecule and an alternative
bioresource for the production of biofuels and biochemicals in biorefineries. But biomass …

Environment friendly pretreatment approaches for the bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and value-added products

S Sharma, ML Tsai, V Sharma, PP Sun, P Nargotra… - Environments, 2022 - mdpi.com
An upsurge in global population and rapid urbanization has accelerated huge dependence
on petroleum-derived fuels and consequent environmental concerns owing to greenhouse …