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 …

Augmented digestion of lignocellulose by steam explosion, acid and alkaline pretreatment methods: a review

J Singh, M Suhag, A Dhaka - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic materials can be explored as one of the sustainable substrates for
bioethanol production through microbial intervention as they are abundant, cheap and …

Overview of biomass pretreatment for cellulosic ethanol production

Y Zheng, Z Pan, R Zhang - International journal of …, 2009 - ijabe.abepublishing.org
Bioconversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol is significantly hindered by the structural
and chemical complexity of biomass, which makes these materials a challenge to be used …

Microalgal cell disruption for biofuel development

R Halim, R Harun, MK Danquah, PA Webley - Applied energy, 2012 - Elsevier
The production of alternative fuels from microalgae involves lengthy processing steps. Cell
disruption is an integral part of the downstream pool of unit operations as it facilitates the …

Influence of acid pre-treatment on microalgal biomass for bioethanol production

R Harun, MK Danquah - Process Biochemistry, 2011 - Elsevier
The utilisation of microalgal biomass as feedstock for bioethanol production has been very
promising owing to the large amounts of carbohydrates embedded in the physiology of the …

Cynara cardunculus L. as a biomass and multi-purpose crop: A review of 30 years of research

J Gominho, MD Curt, A Lourenço, J Fernández… - Biomass and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This review covers 30 years on cardoon (Cynara cardunculus L.); a perennial plant adapted
to the Mediterranean climate conditions of low rainfall and hot dry summers. Its potential as a …

Valorization of energy crops as a source for nanocellulose production–current knowledge and future prospects

JRA Pires, VGL Souza, AL Fernando - Industrial Crops and Products, 2019 - Elsevier
Countless years of industrialization have led to the continuous depletion of nonrenewable
resources and high levels of pollution. The overuse of nonrenewable resources has served …

[HTML][HTML] Bioethanol Production by Carbohydrate-Enriched Biomass of Arthrospira (Spirulina) platensis

G Markou, I Angelidaki, E Nerantzis, D Georgakakis - Energies, 2013 - mdpi.com
In the present study the potential of bioethanol production using carbohydrate-enriched
biomass of the cyanobacterium Arthrospira platensis was studied. For the saccharification of …

Processing of extracted olive oil pomace residue by hydrothermal or dilute acid pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis in a biorefinery context

P Manzanares, I Ballesteros, MJ Negro, A González… - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
In this work, a residue from olive oil industry, ie, extracted dry olive pomace (EOP) is studied
for valorization into fermentable sugars and other added-value compounds. EOP processing …

[KSIĄŻKA][B] Energy resources and systems: volume 1: fundamentals and non-renewable resources

TK Ghosh, MA Prelas - 2009 - Springer
Coal is the primary source of energy for most of the countries in the world. Although the main
use of coal is in the generation of electricity, recently synthesis of liquid fuel from coal is …