As the need for non-renewable sources such as fossil fuels has increased during the last
few decades, the search for sustainable and renewable alternative sources has gained …

Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) is a thermochemical conversion technique which is
attractive due to its ability to transform wet biomass into energy and chemicals without …

Sugarcane bagasse is a rich source of cellulose (32–45%), hemicellulose (20–32%) and
lignin (17–32%), 1.0–9.0% ash and some extractives. Huge amount of the generation of …

Steam Explosion (SE) is one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly processes for
the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. It is an important tool for the development of the …

Background Biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass has become one of the most valuable
alternatives for the production of multi-products such as biofuels. Pretreatment is a …

A new fractionation process was developed to achieve valorization of fruit and vegetable
pomaces. The importance of the residues from fruits and vegetables is still growing; …

This work tailored a promising two-step pretreatment, ie, liquid hot water extraction followed
by mild acidic deep eutectic solvents pretreatment for clean lignocellulose fractionation …

Due to the health and environment impacts of fossil fuels utilization, biofuels have been
investigated as a potential alternative renewable source of energy. Bioethanol is currently …

Ethanol is presently the most common liquid fuel derived from biomass. One way of meeting
the growing demand for heavier middle-distillate fuels—diesel and jet fuels comprising …

Straw biomass is an inexpensive, sustainable, and abundant renewable feedstock for the
production of valuable chemicals and biofuels, which can surmount the main drawbacks …