Bioreactor design for enzymatic hydrolysis of biomass under the biorefinery concept

MS Pino, RM Rodríguez-Jasso, M Michelin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2018 - Elsevier
The dependence on non-renewable resources, particularly fossil fuels, has awaken a
growing interest in research of sustainable alternative energy sources, such as bioethanol …

Enzymatic conversion of lignocellulose into fermentable sugars: challenges and opportunities

H Jørgensen, JB Kristensen… - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The economic dependency on fossil fuels and the resulting effects on climate and
environment have put tremendous focus on utilizing fermentable sugars from lignocellulose …

Membrane processes in biorefinery applications

C Abels, F Carstensen, M Wessling - Journal of Membrane Science, 2013 - Elsevier
The 1st generation of biofuels stemming from sugar cane, rape or corn is commercially
established today and holds a considerable market share as a drop-in fuel. However, due to …

Enzyme immobilization on/in polymeric membranes: status, challenges and perspectives in biocatalytic membrane reactors (BMRs)

P Jochems, Y Satyawali, L Diels, W Dejonghe - Green chemistry, 2011 - pubs.rsc.org
Immobilization of enzymes is beneficial in terms of improving the process economics by
enabling enzyme re-use and enhancing overall productivity and robustness. Increasingly …

Recent advances in CFD modeling of bioethanol production processes

N Novia, H Hasanudin, H Hermansyah… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Bioethanol is the alternative to fossil fuels for the transport sector's environmental
sustainability. Scientific journals have disclosed a few works on modeling and enhancing …

Enzyme recycling in lignocellulosic biorefineries

H Jørgensen, M Pinelo - Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Commercial production of ethanol from lignocellulosic biomass is becoming a reality, but the
next step is to diversify the process and produce chemicals and materials. These …

Lignocellulosic bioethanol production: prospects of emerging membrane technologies to improve the process–a critical review

P Dey, P Pal, JD Kevin, DB Das - Reviews in Chemical Engineering, 2020 - degruyter.com
To meet the worldwide rapid growth of industrialization and population, the demand for the
production of bioethanol as an alternative green biofuel is gaining significant prominence …

Reactor design for minimizing product inhibition during enzymatic lignocellulose hydrolysis: II. Quantification of inhibition and suitability of membrane reactors

P Andrić, AS Meyer, PA Jensen… - Biotechnology advances, 2010 - Elsevier
Product inhibition of cellulolytic enzymes affects the efficiency of the biocatalytic conversion
of lignocellulosic biomass to ethanol and other valuable products. New strategies that focus …

Bioconversion of lignocellulose into bioethanol: process intensification and mechanism research

R Huang, R Su, W Qi, Z He - Bioenergy Research, 2011 - Springer
Biofuels produced from lignocellulosic biomass can significantly reduce the energy
dependency on fossil fuels and the resulting effects on environment. In this respect …

Membranes as a tool to support biorefineries: applications in enzymatic hydrolysis, fermentation and dehydration for bioethanol production

K Saha, J Sikder, S Chakraborty, SS da Silva… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
The consumption of fossil fuels in excess leads to chronic effect of greenhouse gas (GHG)
emissions on the environment. These adverse environmental impacts of GHG have invoked …