Hydrothermal processing of biomass for anaerobic digestion–a review

F Ahmad, EL Silva, MBA Varesche - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Price hikes in conventional fuels coupled with sustainability concerns result into growing
attraction towards lignocellulosic biomass conversion to biofuels. The hydrothermal …

RNAi-mediated crop protection against insects

DRG Price, JA Gatehouse - Trends in biotechnology, 2008 - cell.com
Downregulation of the expression of specific genes through RNA interference (RNAi), has
been widely used for genetic research in insects. The method has relied on the injection of …

Structural characterization of wheat straw lignin as revealed by analytical pyrolysis, 2D-NMR, and reductive cleavage methods

JC Del Río, J Rencoret, P Prinsen… - Journal of agricultural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
The structure of the lignin in wheat straw has been investigated by a combination of
analytical pyrolysis, 2D-NMR, and derivatization followed by reductive cleavage (DFRC). It is …

Genetic manipulation of lignin reduces recalcitrance and improves ethanol production from switchgrass

C Fu, JR Mielenz, X Xiao, Y Ge… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
Switchgrass is a leading dedicated bioenergy feedstock in the United States because it is a
native, high-yielding, perennial prairie grass with a broad cultivation range and low …

Unlocking the potential of lignocellulosic biomass through plant science

PE Marriott, LD Gómez, SJ McQueen‐Mason - New phytologist, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The aim of producing sustainable liquid biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
remains high on the sustainability agenda, but is challenged by the costs of producing …

Hydrothermal reactions of agricultural and food processing wastes in sub-and supercritical water: a review of fundamentals, mechanisms, and state of research

I Pavlovic, Z Knez, M Skerget - Journal of agricultural and food …, 2013 - ACS Publications
Hydrothermal (HT) reactions of agricultural and food-processing waste have been proposed
as an alternative to conventional waste treatment technologies due to allowing several …

Overexpression of miR156 in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) results in various morphological alterations and leads to improved biomass production

C Fu, R Sunkar, C Zhou, H Shen… - Plant biotechnology …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) has been developed into a dedicated herbaceous
bioenergy crop. Biomass yield is a major target trait for genetic improvement of switchgrass …

Genetic modification of plant cell walls to enhance biomass yield and biofuel production in bioenergy crops

Y Wang, C Fan, H Hu, Y Li, D Sun, Y Wang… - Biotechnology Advances, 2016 - Elsevier
Plant cell walls represent an enormous biomass resource for the generation of biofuels and
chemicals. As lignocellulose property principally determines biomass recalcitrance, the …

Towards the sustainable conversion of corn stover into bioenergy and bioproducts through biochemical route: Technical, economic and strategic perspectives

HM Zabed, S Akter, J Yun, G Zhang, M Zhao… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Corn stover (CS) is one of the most abundant agricultural wastes and is ubiquitous around
the world that is left over after grain harvest and accounts for 47–50% dry mass of the total …

Investigating plant cell wall components that affect biomass recalcitrance in poplar and switchgrass

JD DeMartini, S Pattathil, JS Miller, H Li… - Energy & …, 2013 - pubs.rsc.org
One of the key barriers to low cost biological conversion of cellulosic biomass into
renewable fuels and chemicals is the recalcitrance of plants to deconstruction by chemical …