Overview of the recent advances in lignocellulose liquefaction for producing biofuels, bio-based materials and chemicals

JY Kim, HW Lee, SM Lee, J Jae, YK Park - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
The concerns over the increasing energy demand and cost as well as environmental
problems derived from fossil fuel use are the main driving forces of research into renewable …

Ethanol: A promising green solvent for the deconstruction of lignocellulose

K Tekin, N Hao, S Karagoz, AJ Ragauskas - ChemSusChem, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Growing energy demand, environmental impact, energy security issues, and rural economic
development have encouraged the development of sustainable renewable fuels. Nonfood …

Use of a Lewis acid, a Brønsted acid, and their binary mixtures for the hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulose

K Alper, YY Wang, X Meng, K Tekin, S Karagoz… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
The main objective of the present study is to investigate the effect of a Lewis acid, Brønsted
acid, and their combined use on the hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass …

One-pot transformation of lignocellulosic biomass into crude bio-oil with metal chlorides via hydrothermal and supercritical ethanol processing

N Hao, K Alper, K Tekin, S Karagoz… - Bioresource technology, 2019 - Elsevier
Grape seeds were deconstructed in both hydrothermal and supercritical ethanol media with
a combination of two metal chlorides (TiCl 4: MgCl 2) to produce bio-oils. The use of metal …

Dual function lewis acid catalyzed depolymerization of industrial corn stover lignin into stable monomeric phenols

KY Nandiwale, AM Danby, A Ramanathan… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Depolymerization of corn stover lignin from an industrial source was demonstrated over a
predominantly Lewis acidic Zr-KIT-5 catalyst with stable activity and reusability. Among the …

A Review of the Efficient and Thermal Utilization of Biomass Waste.

J Zhu, Y Guo, N Chen, B Chen - Sustainability (2071-1050), 2024 - search.ebscohost.com
As a new type of energy that can meet the requirements of carbon neutrality, biomass has
received wide attention in recent years, and its rational and efficient thermal utilization can …

Co-hydrothermal liquefaction of lignocellulosic biomass with Kukersite oil shale

E Akalin, YM Kim, K Alper, V Oja, K Tekin… - Energy & …, 2019 - ACS Publications
The co-hydrothermal liquefaction of black pine wood (BPW) with Kukersite oil shale (KOS) at
different blend ratios of BPW/KOS (1: 1, 1: 2, and 2: 1) was conducted at 300° C for 30 min …

One-step transformation of biomass to fuel precursors using a bi-functional combination of Pd/C and water tolerant Lewis acid

N Hao, K Alper, H Patel, K Tekin, S Karagoz… - Fuel, 2020 - Elsevier
Direct one-pot transformation of lignocellulosic biomass has been developed as an effective
and sustainable strategy to produce fuel blend stocks and high value chemical building …

Hydrothermal and supercritical ethanol processing of woody biomass with a high-silica zeolite catalyst

K Alper, K Tekin, S Karagöz - Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery, 2019 - Springer
The effects of high-silica ZSM-5 on the yields, as well as compositions, of bio-oil and solid
residue obtained from oak wood sawdust were investigated. The catalyst, in concentrations …

Use of a Lewis acid, a Brønsted acid, and their binary mixtures for the liquefaction of lignocellulose by supercritical ethanol processing

K Alper, YY Wang, X Meng, K Tekin… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supercritical ethanol liquefaction of teak wood was carried out at 300° C for 30 min without
and with the use of Mg (ClO4) 2, HClO4, and HClO4/Mg (ClO4) 2 at various loadings (2–10 …