[HTML][HTML] Silica extraction from rice husk: Comprehensive review and applications

PU Nzereogu, AD Omah, FI Ezema, EI Iwuoha… - Hybrid Advances, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The use of low-cost, renewable or waste resources to create engineered silica particles is a
valuable example of sustainability. Rice husks are renewable resources that can be used to …

[HTML][HTML] Structural and mechanical properties of bamboo fiber bundle and fiber/bundle reinforced composites: a review

X Gao, D Zhu, S Fan, MZ Rahman, S Guo… - Journal of Materials …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Bamboo fiber has attracted a lot of interest due to its high specific strength and renewability.
Unidirectional long bamboo fiber reinforcing is essential to fully realize its strength. The …

Perspectives in the production of bioethanol: a review of sustainable methods, technologies, and bioprocesses

JR Melendez, B Mátyás, S Hena, DA Lowy… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The main objective of this review paper is analyzes perspectives of manufacturing
bioethanol via biotechnology, using sustainable management. Two categories are …

Engineering aspects of hydrothermal pretreatment: From batch to continuous operation, scale-up and pilot reactor under biorefinery concept

HA Ruiz, M Conrad, SN Sun, A Sanchez… - Bioresource …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Different pretreatments strategies have been developed over the years mainly to enhance
enzymatic cellulose degradation. In the new biorefinery era, a more holistic view on …

Rapid growth of Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis): Cellular roadmaps, transcriptome dynamics, and environmental factors

M Chen, L Guo, M Ramakrishnan, Z Fei… - The Plant …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis) shows remarkably rapid growth (114.5 cm/day), but the
underlying biological mechanisms remain unclear. After examining more than 12,750 …

Efficient sugar production from plant biomass: Current status, challenges, and future directions

JY Zhu, X Pan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic plant biomass is recognized as an alternative resource for sustainable
production of liquid fuels, chemicals, and polymeric materials through the biorefining …

[HTML][HTML] Significance and challenges of biomass as a suitable feedstock for bioenergy and biochemical production: A review

R Ahorsu, F Medina, M Constantí - Energies, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Fossil fuels have been a major contributor to greenhouse gases, the amounts of which could
be reduced if biofuels such as bioethanol and biodiesel were used for transportation. One of …

A review on the current status of various hydrothermal technologies on biomass feedstock

M Kumar, AO Oyedun, A Kumar - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Hydrothermal processing, a thermochemical approach, is an excellent method of converting
energy-rich biomass into useful products. This approach offers the advantage of handling …

Towards the implementation of sustainable biofuel production systems

DF Correa, HL Beyer, JE Fargione, JD Hill… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Novel energy production systems are needed that not only offer reductions in greenhouse
gas emissions but also cause fewer overall environmental impacts. How to identify and …

Enzymatic processing of lignocellulosic biomass: principles, recent advances and perspectives

H Østby, LD Hansen, SJ Horn… - Journal of Industrial …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Efficient saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass requires concerted development of a
pretreatment method, an enzyme cocktail and an enzymatic process, all of which are …