The massive load of effluents released from the pulp and paper industry has an adverse
environmental impact due to the discharge of hazardous materials. These effluents contain …

Membrane processes are essential for the success of lignocellulosic biorefineries, but
membrane fouling is still a major problem and the single most important reason for the …

Due to their low cost and excellent solubility, functional ionic liquids (ILs) have been widely
used in the pretreatment of lignocellulose. However, the high viscosity and harsh …

The substantial part of the water-soluble hemicellulose fraction, obtained when processing
cellulose to produce paper and other products, has so far been discarded. The aim of this …

Failure of poly (aryl ether ketone)(PAEK) bone implants results mainly from poor
osteogenesis and bacterial infection. One promising strategy for enhancing osteointegration …

Recently, the academic and industrial interest in lignin as a renewable resource for many
valuable applications has been on the rise. However, the current biomass separation …

Lignosulfonate is a major component of the spent liquor of the sulfite pulping process.
Flocculation has been used worldwide for isolating colloidal substances from solutions and …

One way of valorizing the lignin waste stream from the pulp and paper industries is
depolymerizing it into low-molecular-mass compounds (LMMC). However, a common …

Lignin valorization is essential in proposing an economic perspective as a raw material for
valuable compounds. The bio-refineries require adequate processing to improve the high …

Proton-type ionic liquids have been proved to be promising for the pretreatment of
lignocellulosic biomass, because they can provide high yield cellulase hydrolysis and high …