Advances in pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for bioenergy production: Challenges and perspectives

L Zhao, ZF Sun, CC Zhang, J Nan, NQ Ren… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
As a clean and renewable energy, bioenergy is one of the most promising alternatives to
fossil fuels. Lignocellulose possesses great potential for bioenergy production, but the …

Exploitation of lignocellulosic-based biomass biorefinery: a critical review of renewable bioresource, sustainability and economic views

Z Chen, L Chen, KS Khoo, VK Gupta, M Sharma… - Biotechnology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization has driven the demand for fossil fuels, however, its overly exploited resource
has caused severe damage on environmental pollution. Biorefining using abundant …

Development of different pretreatments and related technologies for efficient biomass conversion of lignocellulose

M Zhou, X Tian - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulose, a kind of biological resource widely existing in nature, which can be
transformed into value-added biochemical products through saccharification, fermentation or …

From cellulose to cellulose nanofibrils—a comprehensive review of the preparation and modification of cellulose nanofibrils

T Yi, H Zhao, Q Mo, D Pan, Y Liu, L Huang, H Xu, B Hu… - Materials, 2020 - mdpi.com
This review summarizes the preparation methods of cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) and the
progress in the research pertaining to their surface modification. Moreover, the preparation …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances of greener pretreatment technologies of lignocellulose

R Roy, MDS Rahman, DE Raynie - Current Research in Green and …, 2020 - Elsevier
The successful conversion of lignocellulose into value-added products depends on
overcoming the recalcitrance of its structure towards enzymatic digestion. The highly …

[HTML][HTML] Pretreatment techniques for agricultural waste

O Awogbemi, DV Von Kallon - Case Studies in Chemical and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Millions of tons of agricultural waste are generated annually. The disposal and management
of these wastes remain a source of legitimate concerns for environmentalists, governments …

Hydrothermal treatment of lignocellulosic biomass towards low-carbon development: Production of high-value-added bioproducts

C Wang, W Zhang, X Qiu, C Xu - EnergyChem, 2024 - Elsevier
The comprehensive and efficient utilization of lignocellulosic biomass is of great significance
to humanity due to its low-carbon and sustainable characteristics. Hydrothermal treatment is …

[HTML][HTML] Removal of emerging pollutants from water using enzyme-immobilized activated carbon from coconut shell

OJ Al-sareji, M Meiczinger, V Somogyi… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work reports the removal of diclofenac, amoxicillin, carbamazepine, and ciprofloxacin
by utilizing three commercially available granular activated carbons (GACs)(Activated …

[HTML][HTML] Agricultural wastes: a practical and potential source for the isolation and preparation of cellulose and application in agriculture and different industries

RS Riseh, MG Vazvani, M Hassanisaadi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Cellulose is an organic compound belonging to polysaccharides. This biopolymer is made
of glucose subunits. This compound plays an essential role in the structure and strength of …

Lignocellulosic biomass in circular economy: A techno-transition in carbon neutrality towards sustainable energy production

MA Bhat, MA Bhat, S Jan, AA Shah, AT Jan - Biomass and Bioenergy, 2024 - Elsevier
The ongoing energy crisis and global warming threat represent major challenges of the
century. Our dependence on conventional fuels has reached to a critical level where …