Sustainable production of levulinic acid and its derivatives for fuel additives and chemicals: progress, challenges, and prospects

M Sajid, U Farooq, G Bary, MM Azim, X Zhao - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Levulinic acid (LA) is one of the most promising biomass-derived platform chemicals owing
to its wider convertibility to a large number of commodity chemicals. Numerous LA …

Microwave-assisted hydrothermal treatments for biomass valorisation: a critical review

Y Gao, J Remón, AS Matharu - Green Chemistry, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
The sustainable conversion of biomass into biofuels, chemicals and biomaterials has gained
increasing attention to ensure the well-being of present and future generations. Among the …

Smart sustainable biorefineries for lignocellulosic biomass

AB Culaba, AP Mayol, JLG San Juan, CL Vinoya… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is considered as a sustainable feedstock for a biorefinery to
generate biofuels and other bio-chemicals. However, commercialization is one of the …

Microwave-assisted low-temperature hydrothermal treatment of red seaweed (Gracilaria lemaneiformis) for production of levulinic acid and algae hydrochar

L Cao, KM Iris, DW Cho, D Wang, DCW Tsang… - Bioresource …, 2019 - Elsevier
In this study, red seaweed (Gracilaria lemaneiformis) food waste with high carbohydrate
content was valorized into levulinic acid (LA) and algae hydrochar through microwave …

A microwave-assisted process for the in-situ production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural from lignocellulosic polysaccharides in a biphasic reaction system

N Sweygers, J Harrer, R Dewil, L Appels - Journal of cleaner production, 2018 - Elsevier
In this study, a biphasic reaction system was developed for the microwave-assisted
production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural. The proposed biphasic reaction …

Microwave-assisted cassava pulp hydrolysis as food waste biorefinery for biodegradable polyhydroxybutyrate production

P Prasertsilp, K Pattaragulwanit, BS Kim… - … in Bioengineering and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cassava pulp is one of the most abundant agricultural residues that can cause serious
disposal problems. This study aimed to apply a biorefinery approach by examining the …

Sequential production of levulinic acid and supercapacitor electrode materials from cassava rhizome through an integrated biorefinery process

G Phachwisoot, K Nakason, C Chanthad… - ACS Sustainable …, 2021 - ACS Publications
In this study, thesequential production of levulinic acid (LA) and supercapacitor electrode
materials from cassava rhizome (CR) was investigated through an integrated biorefinery …

Simultaneous production of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural and furfural from bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra “Boryana”) in a biphasic reaction system

N Sweygers, DEC Depuydt, AW Van Vuure… - Chemical Engineering …, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, the microwave-assisted hydrolysis of bamboo (Phyllostachys nigra “Boryana”)
to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF) and furfural in a dilute acid (H 2 O)/methyl isobutyl ketone …

Bioprocess development for levulinic acid production using sugarcane biomass

MG dos Santos, HM Fogarin, DDV da Silva… - Sustainable Chemistry …, 2023 - Elsevier
Develo** technologies for converting lignocellulosic biomass to products such as energy,
fuels, and value-added chemicals is an important step in making biorefineries a feasible …

Comparison of structure and neuroprotective ability of low molecular weight galactomannans from Sesbania cannabina obtained by different extraction technologies

B Yan, J Deng, J Gu, Y Tao, C Huang, C Lai, Q Yong - Food Chemistry, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Low-molecular-weight-galactomannan (LMW-GM) is an edible polysaccharide with
various biological activities. However, it is used in the field of neuroprotection. In this study …