Green and sustainable solvents in chemical processes

CJ Clarke, WC Tu, O Levers, A Brohl… - Chemical reviews, 2018‏ - ACS Publications
Sustainable solvents are a topic of growing interest in both the research community and the
chemical industry due to a growing awareness of the impact of solvents on pollution, energy …

Ionic liquid based pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced bioconversion

Z Usmani, M Sharma, P Gupta, Y Karpichev… - Bioresource …, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most plentiful renewable biomolecule and an alternative
bioresource for the production of biofuels and biochemicals in biorefineries. But biomass …

Process simulation and optimization on ionic liquids

J Palomar, J Lemus, P Navarro, C Moya… - Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Ionic liquids (ILs) are promising alternative compounds that enable the development of
technologies based on their unique properties as solvents or catalysts. These technologies …

Stabilization strategies in biomass depolymerization using chemical functionalization

YM Questell-Santiago, MV Galkin, K Barta… - Nature Reviews …, 2020‏ - nature.com
A central feature of most lignocellulosic-biomass-valorization strategies is the
depolymerization of all its three major constituents: cellulose and hemicellulose to simple …

[HTML][HTML] Insight into pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass to increase biogas yield: current state, challenges, and opportunities

JU Hernández-Beltrán, IO Hernández-De Lira… - Applied sciences, 2019‏ - mdpi.com
Lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant due to its heterogeneous structure, which is one of
the major limitations for its use as a feedstock for methane production. Although different …

Cellulose solvent-based pretreatment for enhanced second-generation biofuel production: a review

B Satari, K Karimi, R Kumar - Sustainable energy & fuels, 2019‏ - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose, in addition to hemicellulose and lignin, makes the major fraction of lignocellulosic
biomass–the only sustainable feedstock to meet the long-term sustainable energy need of …

Progress on the pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass employing ionic liquids

P Halder, S Kundu, S Patel, A Setiawan, R Atkin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
The effective pre-treatment methods are required for the destruction of the complex biomass
structure to economically produce high grade fuels and valuable platform chemicals. Ionic …

[HTML][HTML] Lactic acid for green chemical industry: recent advances in and future prospects for production technology, recovery, and applications

J Kim, YM Kim, VR Lebaka, YJ Wee - Fermentation, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Lactic acid, an organic acid produced by numerous microorganisms, has many applications
in the food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and polymer industries, with novel applications being …

[HTML][HTML] A review on chemical pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass: recent advances and progress

D Jose, N Kitiborwornkul, M Sriariyanun… - Applied Science and …, 2022‏ - ph02.tci-thaijo.org
The lignocellulose based biorefinery process plays a significant role in the production of
value-added products to achieve the sustainable development goals that aim for a bio …

Strategies for enhancing microbial tolerance to inhibitors for biofuel production: a review

S Wang, X Sun, Q Yuan - Bioresource technology, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Using lignocellulosic biomass for the production of renewable biofuel provides a sustainable
and promising solution to the crisis of energy and environment. However, the processes of …