Different pretreatments strategies have been developed over the years mainly to enhance
enzymatic cellulose degradation. In the new biorefinery era, a more holistic view on …

Hydrothermal processes are an attractive clean technology and cost-effective engineering
platform for biorefineries based in the conversion of biomass to biofuels and high-value …

Biorefineries are an operational processing strategy similar to classic petroleum
biorefineries in the production of energy and products. However, the biorefineries use …

The concept of a biorefinery that integrates processes and technologies for biomass
conversion demands efficient utilization of all components. Hydrothermal processing is a …

The concept of a biorefinery that provides valuable bioproducts from biomass conversion
instead of fossil based products is presented. One of the main biorefinery products …

For a hundred years or more, oil and natural gas has supplied fuel and other raw chemicals
to support economic growth. In the last decades their shrinking reservoirs and the increasing …

Fast pyrolysis bio-oils are feasible energy carriers and a potential source of chemicals.
Detailed characterization of bio-oils is essential to further develop its potential use. In this …

Rice straw samples were exposed to ultrasound-assisted alkaline (NaOH) pretreatment by
using the heat energy dissipated from ultrasonication to increase their enzymatic digestibility …

Wheat is grown in most of the Indian and Chinese regions and after harvesting, the
remaining straw offers considerable promise as a renewable source most suitable for …

This work describes the application of two forms of heating for autohydrolysis pretreatment
on isothermal regimen: conduction-convection heating and microwave heating processing …