Biotechnological advances in biomass pretreatment for bio-renewable production through nanotechnological intervention

H Chandel, P Kumar, AK Chandel… - Biomass conversion and …, 2024 - Springer
Globally, the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly and the escalating fuel prices as well
as plethora of the pollutants released from the emission of burning fossil fuels cause global …

Xylanase, xylooligosaccharide and xylitol production from lignocellulosic biomass: Exploring biovalorization of xylan from a sustainable biorefinery perspective

G Kaur, P Kaur, J Kaur, D Singla, MS Taggar - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of lignocellulose biomass (LCB) based platform chemicals and other
byproducts has become imperative in order to reduce global carbon footprints and maximise …

Development of a two-step hydrothermal pretreatment for sugarcane bagasse delignification surpassing acidic and chemical methods

R Kumar, N Kumar, G Chaudhary, S Saini… - Waste and Biomass …, 2024 - Springer
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB), a plentiful underutilized agricultural residue holds great
potential as a feedstock for biofuel and other chemical constituents' production. In the current …

Toward a zero waste approach: utilization of sugarcane bagasse for dye removal and multienzymes production

U Ejaz, A Taj, M Sohail, AK Alanazi… - Journal of Basic …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Global production of sugarcane bagasse (SB) by sugar industries exceeds more than 100
tons per annum. SB is rich in lignin and polysaccharide and hence can serve as a low‐cost …

Synthesis of methylcellulose-polyvinyl alcohol composite, biopolymer film and thermostable enzymes from sugarcane bagasse

U Ejaz, R Rashid, S Ahmed, KK Narejo, A Qasim… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Agro-industrial wastes and by-products are the natural and abundant resources of
biomaterials to obtain various value-added items such as biopolymer films, bio-composites …

[HTML][HTML] Protease from Bacillus subtilis ZMS-2: Evaluation of production dynamics through Response Surface Methodology and application in leather tannery

Z Khan, M Shafique, N Jabeen, SA Naz… - Journal of King Saud …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteolytic enzymes are the most versatile and commercially viable group of enzymes
comprising over 65% share in the global enzyme market amongst which alkaline proteases …

Fractionation of birch wood biomass into valuable chemicals by the extraction and catalytic processes

BN Kuznetsov, IG Sudakova, AI Chudina… - Biomass Conversion …, 2024 - Springer
For the first time, the process of extraction fractionation of “hemicelluloses-free” birch wood
in an ethanol medium into cellulose product and ethanol lignin is studied and optimized. The …

Characterization of a novel end product tolerant and thermostable cellulase from Neobacillus sedimentimangrovi UE25

U Ejaz, SF Moin, M Sohail, GAM Mersal… - Enzyme and Microbial …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent advancements in biorefinery processes necessitate search for cost effective and
thermostable cellulases. This study was designed to characterize the cellulase obtained …

Biological pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse for the production of fungal laccase and bacterial cellulase

M Abbas, U Ejaz, M Shafique, SA Naz… - Journal of Basic …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sugarcane bagasse (SB) is a promising source of appreciable quantities of fermentable
sugars. However, the presence of lignin hinders utilization of these carbohydrates and …

Preparation and characterization of xylan by an efficient approach with mechanical pretreatments

Q Liu, H Fan, H Mou, J Liu, J Huang, X Dong… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Corn stalks, as an agricultural biomass resource, were generally burned or discarded, which
not only leads to environmental pollution but also a waste of resources. To study the high …