Insight into the recent advances of microwave pretreatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable biofuel

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, HC Ong, M Mofijur, SF Ahmed… - Chemosphere, 2021‏ - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable lignocellulosic biomasses for bioenergy synthesis is believed to
facilitate competitive commercialization and realize affordable clean energy sources in the …

Effects of hydrothermal pretreatment on the dissolution and structural evolution of hemicelluloses and lignin: A review

D Sun, ZW Lv, J Rao, R Tian, SN Sun, F Peng - Carbohydrate polymers, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Exploration of lignocellulosic biomass provides a sustainable and eco-friendly route for
producing liquid fuels, materials, and chemicals. However, direct utilization of …

Sustainable biofuel and bioenergy production from biomass waste residues using microwave-assisted heating: A comprehensive review

AA Arpia, WH Chen, SS Lam, P Rousset… - Chemical Engineering …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
With drastic fossil fuel depletion and environmental deterioration concerns, a move towards
a more sustainable bioenergy-based economy is essential. Lately, the application of …

Pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials as substrates for fermentation processes

K Kucharska, P Rybarczyk, I Hołowacz, R Łukajtis… - Molecules, 2018‏ - mdpi.com
Lignocellulosic biomass is an abundant and renewable resource that potentially contains
large amounts of energy. It is an interesting alternative for fossil fuels, allowing the …

Cellulosic and hemicellulosic fractions of sugarcane bagasse: Potential, challenges and future perspective

A Kumar, V Kumar, B Singh - International Journal of Biological …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse is a rich source of cellulose (32–45%), hemicellulose (20–32%) and
lignin (17–32%), 1.0–9.0% ash and some extractives. Huge amount of the generation of …

Development of different pretreatments and related technologies for efficient biomass conversion of lignocellulose

M Zhou, X Tian - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Lignocellulose, a kind of biological resource widely existing in nature, which can be
transformed into value-added biochemical products through saccharification, fermentation or …

A review on the pretreatment of lignocellulose for high-value chemicals

H Chen, J Liu, X Chang, D Chen, Y Xue, P Liu… - Fuel Processing …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
Pretreatment is an important process to transform lignocellulosic biomass to high-value
chemicals. This process potentially provides economic sustainability, which is challenged by …

The role of pretreatment in improving the enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials

S Sun, S Sun, X Cao, R Sun - Bioresource technology, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic materials are among the most promising alternative energy resources that
can be utilized to produce cellulosic ethanol. However, the physical and chemical structure …

A review of crop straw pretreatment methods for biogas production by anaerobic digestion in China

Q Yu, R Liu, K Li, R Ma - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Producing biogas from straw is an effective way to manage straw from crops. However, there
are difficult technical problems in the biogas fermentation process because it is difficult for …

Microwave heating processing as alternative of pretreatment in second-generation biorefinery: An overview

A Aguilar-Reynosa, A Romaní… - Energy Conversion and …, 2017‏ - Elsevier
The development of a feasible biorefinery is in need of alternative technologies to improve
lignocellulosic biomass conversion by the suitable use of energy. Microwave heating …