Recent advances and challenges in biomass-derived carbon materials for supercapacitors: A review

C Yuan, H Xu, SA El-khodary, G Ni, S Esakkimuthu… - Fuel, 2024 - Elsevier
Carbon materials with large specific surface areas, high durability, and unique internal
structure have made them as a research hotspot in energy storage. Biomass, the only …

Recent trends in nanocomposite packaging films utilising waste generated biopolymers: Industrial symbiosis and its implication in sustainability

Z Tabassum, A Mohan, N Mamidi… - IET …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Uncontrolled waste generation and management difficulties are causing chaos in the
ecosystem. Although it is vital to ease environmental pressures, right now there is no such …

Pyrolysis kinetics and thermodynamic parameters of bamboo residues and its three main components using thermogravimetric analysis

Y Li, Y Wang, M Chai, C Li, D Yellezuome, R Liu - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2023 - Elsevier
Detailed kinetic triplets and thermodynamic studies of the three main components are
important in the efficient design of the pyrolysis process. In this work, the three main …

Lignin-derived bimetallic platinum group metal-free oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts for acid and alkaline fuel cells

M Muhyuddin, A Friedman, F Poli, E Petri… - Journal of Power …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal-nitrogen-carbons (MN-Cs) as a reliable substitution for platinum-group-
metals (PGMs) for oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) are emerging candidates to rationalize …

Bio-based platform chemicals synthesized from lignin biorefinery

R Hu, J Zhan, Y Zhao, X Xu, G Luo, J Fan, JH Clark… - Green …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Bio-based chemicals synthesized by lignin offer a promising pathway of bioenergy utilization
to achieve the target of the Paris Agreement with< 2° C of climate warming temperature …

Enzymatic catalysis as a tool in biofuels production in Brazil: Current status and perspectives

MDN Ramos, TS Milessi, RG Candido… - Energy for Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing fossil raw material demand, especially for producing fuels, has caused serious
damage to the environment, mainly in the form of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. To …

High-purity lignin from selective biomass fractionation with ternary deep eutectic solvents

LY Ee, YK Tan, J Miao, HT Chu, SFY Li - Green Chemistry, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Conventional caustic soda kraft pul** is not a sustainable pretreatment as it can degrade
useful resources from the biomass. Here we design reusable acidic ternary deep eutectic …

Synthesis of ethyl levulinate over sulfonated lignin-based carbon catalyst as a fuel additive to biodiesel-diesel blends towards engine emissions

AH Hassan, MM Zainol, MA Samion, M Asmadi… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biodiesel-diesel blend is a promising approach for petroleum diesel substitution but
concurrently requires modifications to improve its properties. In this study, ethyl levulinate …

Biotransformation of toxic lignin and aromatic compounds of lignocellulosic feedstock into eco-friendly biopolymers by Pseudomonas putida KT2440

SH Mohammad, B Bhukya - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignin and its derivatives are the most neglected compounds in bio-processing industry due
to their toxic and recalcitrant nature. Considering this, the present study aimed at valorizing …

Lignin biorefinery: new horizons in catalytic hydrodeoxygenation for the production of chemicals

A Kumar, M **dal, S Maharana, B Thallada - Energy & Fuels, 2021 - ACS Publications
Lignin is a byproduct of the paper mill and second-generation (2G) ethanol biorefinery and
the largest naturally available source of aromatic building blocks. It can serve as a feedstock …