Application of lignin in preparation of slow-release fertilizer: Current status and future perspectives

J Lu, M Cheng, C Zhao, B Li, H Peng, Y Zhang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin is the most abundant renewable aromatic resource on the Earth, which can be used
for producing bio-products to support human sustainable development. Due to the dual …

Recent advances on ammonia-based pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass

C Zhao, Q Shao, SPS Chundawat - Bioresource technology, 2020 - Elsevier
Ammonia-based pretreatments have been extensively studied in the last decade as one of
the leading pretreatment technologies for lignocellulose biorefining. Here, we discuss the …

Evolution of the lignin chemical structure during the bioethanol production process and its inhibition to enzymatic hydrolysis

C Zhao, X Qiao, Q Shao, M Hassan, Z Ma - Energy & Fuels, 2020 - ACS Publications
To illuminate the lignin evolution after hydrogen peroxide presoaking prior to ammonia fiber
expansion (H-AFEX) pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis, ball-milled wood lignins were …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of toxic methyl orange by a cost-free and eco-friendly adsorbent: Mechanism, phytotoxicity, thermodynamics, and kinetics

SK Dutta, MK Amin, J Ahmed, M Elias… - South African Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This article describes the adsorptive removal of acute toxic methyl orange (MO) dye using
natural jackfruit leaves powder (JLP) adsorbent without any chemical modification. The …

Synergistic effect of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia on lignin

C Zhao, X Qiao, Q Shao, M Hassan, Z Ma… - Industrial Crops and …, 2020 - Elsevier
To reveal the synergistic effect of hydrogen peroxide and ammonia on lignin, four kinds of
ball-milled wood lignins, named as UN-L, HP-L, AFEX-L and H-AFEX-L respectively, were …

Application of hydrogen peroxide presoaking prior to ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment of energy crops

C Zhao, X Qiao, Y Cao, Q Shao - Fuel, 2017 - Elsevier
This work presents the application of ammonia fiber expansion (AFEX) pretreatment both
with (H-AFEX) and without hydrogen peroxide presoaking of energy crops moso bamboo …

Potential impact of salinity on methane production from food waste anaerobic digestion

J Zhao, Y Liu, D Wang, F Chen, X Li, G Zeng, Q Yang - Waste Management, 2017 - Elsevier
Previous studies have demonstrated that the presence of sodium chloride (NaCl) inhibited
the production of methane from food waste anaerobic digestion. However, the details of how …

Structural characterization of corn stover lignin after hydrogen peroxide presoaking prior to ammonia fiber expansion pretreatment

X Qiao, C Zhao, Q Shao, M Hassan - Energy & fuels, 2018 - ACS Publications
The hydrogen peroxide presoaking prior to ammonia fiber expansion (H-AFEX) pretreatment
is an effective and promising method for agricultural residues to decrease biomass …

Penicillium: the next emerging champion for cellulase production

N Vaishnav, A Singh, M Adsul, P Dixit… - Bioresource Technology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bio-ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass via enzymatic route has received wide acceptance
as liquid fuel for transport sector. It has been regarded as alternative sustainable source of …

Atomic layer deposition of γ-Fe2O3 nanoparticles on modified MWCNT for efficient adsorption of Cr (VI) ions from aqueous solution

J You, Y Zhao, L Wang, W Bao, Y He - Journal of Physics and Chemistry of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract γ-Fe 2 O 3 nanoparticles were deposited on the surface of multiwalled carbon
nanotubes (MWCNT) by atomic layer deposition, followed by polyethyleneimine (PEI) …