A review on the overall process of lignin to phenolic compounds for chemicals and fuels: From separation and extraction of lignin to transformation

Y Tong, T Yang, J Wang, B Li, Y Zhai, R Li - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The transition to a renewable energy future requires the development of sustainable
chemicals and fuel refining technologies. Lignin, as the only renewable aromatic resource in …

Conversion of biomass to biofuels through sugar platform: A review of enzymatic hydrolysis highlighting the trade-off between product and substrate inhibitions

S Baksi, U Sarkar, R Villa, D Basu… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Specific combinations of enzymes depolymerize lignocellulosic biomass into respective
monomers following various complex kinetic pathways. Conversion of biomass to biofuel …

Recent situation and progress in biorefining process of lignocellulosic biomass: Toward green economy

YS Cheng, P Mutrakulcharoen, S Chuetor… - Applied Science and …, 2020 - ph02.tci-thaijo.org
Towards the rising trends of Bio Economy, Circular Economy and Green Economy (BCG
economy) concept, biorefining process has been developed continuously to improve the …

High-efficiency separation of hemicellulose from bamboo by one-step freeze–thaw-assisted alkali treatment

F Zeng, S Wang, J Liang, L Cao, X Liu, C Qin… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The selectivity of alkali treatment (AT) for hemicellulose separation is reduced due to the
alkali solubility of lignin. It was improved using freeze–thaw-assisted alkaline treatment …

Evaluation and characterization of novel sources of sustainable lignocellulosic residues for bioethanol production using ultrasound-assisted alkaline pre-treatment

KS Muthuvelu, R Rajarathinam, LP Kanagaraj… - Waste Management, 2019 - Elsevier
In recent years, research is focused on finding a sustainable and eco-friendly lignocellulosic
biomass for the effective production of bioethanol to meet the world's energy demand. The …

Construction of novel microbial consortia CS-5 and BC-4 valued for the degradation of catalpa sawdust and chlorophenols simultaneously with enhancing methane …

SS Ali, AM Mustafa, M Kornaros, A Manni, J Sun… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
This study might be the first to explore the novel constructed microbial consortia CS-5 and
BC-4 for enhancing methane (CH 4) production during anaerobic digestion (AD) with …

Development of a steam or microwave-assisted sequential salt-alkali pretreatment for lignocellulosic waste: Effect on delignification and enzymatic hydrolysis

P Moodley, EBG Kana - Energy Conversion and Management, 2017 - Elsevier
This study compares two different sequential pretreatments for sugarcane leaf waste (SLW):
steam salt-alkali (SSA) and microwave salt-alkali (MSA). The two pretreatment types were …

Effect of hydrothermal pretreatment on deashing and pyrolysis characteristics of bamboo shoot shells

Q Gao, L Ni, Y He, Y Hou, W Hu, Z Liu - Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Bamboo shoot shells (BSS) were treated at hydrothermal temperatures of 160° C, 180° C,
and 200° C with residence times of 6 h, 8 h, and 10 h. The variation of ash-forming elements …

Pretreatment of grass waste using combined ionizing radiation-acid treatment for enhancing fermentative hydrogen production

G Yang, J Wang - Bioresource technology, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, the combined ionizing radiation-acid pretreatment process was firstly applied to
enhance hydrogen fermentation of grass waste. Results showed that the combined …

Microwave assisted alkaline pretreatment to enhance enzymatic saccharification of catalpa sawdust

S Jin, G Zhang, P Zhang, F Li, S Wang, S Fan… - Bioresource …, 2016 - Elsevier
Catalpa sawdust, a promising biofuel production biomass, was pretreated by microwave-
water,-NaOH, and-Ca (OH) 2 to enhance enzymatic digestibility. After 48 h enzymatic …