Engineering innovations, challenges, and opportunities for lignocellulosic biorefineries: leveraging biobased polymer production

AJ Shapiro, RM O'Dea, SC Li, JC Ajah… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Alternative polymer feedstocks are highly desirable to address environmental, social, and
security concerns associated with petrochemical-based materials. Lignocellulosic biomass …

Techno-economic analysis and life cycle assessment of a biorefinery utilizing reductive catalytic fractionation

AW Bartling, ML Stone, RJ Hanes, A Bhatt… - Energy & …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) is a promising approach to fractionate lignocellulose
and convert lignin to a narrow product slate. To guide research towards commercialization …

[HTML][HTML] Composite panels from wood waste: A detailed review of processes, standards, and applications

IT Amarasinghe, Y Qian, T Gunawardena… - Journal of Composites …, 2024 - mdpi.com
The global demand for sustainable building materials has fuelled research into composite
panels from wood waste. Despite their potential, the widespread adoption of this practice is …

Environmental impact assessment of cascading use of wood in bio-fuels and bio-chemicals

K Navare, W Arts, G Faraca, G Van den Bossche… - Resources …, 2022 - Elsevier
Cascading keeps wood in products for a longer duration and delays the embedded biogenic
carbon emission. Carbon is kept out of the atmosphere for longer, giving forests time to …

Reductive catalytic fractionation of wheat straw biomass

F Brienza, K Van Aelst, F Devred… - ACS Sustainable …, 2022 - ACS Publications
The reductive catalytic fractionation (RCF) is a promising method for the development of
“lignin-first” biorefineries. Apart from the widely investigated virgin woody biomass, it is …

The environmental impacts of the lignin-first biorefineries: A consequential life cycle assessment approach

M Tschulkow, M Pizzol, T Compernolle… - Resources …, 2024 - Elsevier
The emerging reductive catalytic fractionation biorefinery which is currently under
development aims to convert woody biomass efficiently into high-value products. Despite its …

Toward sustainable upgrading of bark

DM Neiva, M Ek, BF Sels, JSM Samec - Chem Catalysis, 2024 - cell.com
Future biorefineries should valorize all components of feedstock, and that includes bark,
which constitutes at least 10 wt% of the biomass. Whereas the wood part of lignocellulosic …

[PDF][PDF] Assessing Circularity of Wood Cascading

K Navare, K Van Acker, B Muys, K Vrancken - 2022 - lirias.kuleuven.be
Assessing Circularity of Wood Cascading Kranti Navare Page 1 ARENBERG DOCTORAL
SCHOOL FACULTY OF ENGINEERING SCIENCE Assessing Circularity of Wood Cascading …