Conversion of biomass to biofuels and life cycle assessment: a review

AI Osman, N Mehta, AM Elgarahy, A Al-Hinai… - Environmental chemistry …, 2021 - Springer
The global energy demand is projected to rise by almost 28% by 2040 compared to current
levels. Biomass is a promising energy source for producing either solid or liquid fuels …

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, the overly exploited resource
has caused severe damage on environmental pollution. Biorefining using abundant …

Lignin-enzyme interaction: A roadblock for efficient enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosics

C Huang, X Jiang, X Shen, J Hu, W Tang, X Wu… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficiently producing second-generation biofuels from biomass is of strategic significance
and meets sustainability targets, but it remains a long-term challenge due to the existence of …

Biofuels an alternative to traditional fossil fuels: a comprehensive review

L Cherwoo, I Gupta, G Flora, R Verma, M Kapil… - Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Biofuels are fossil fuel alternatives produced from agricultural biomass or other organic
matter; considered sustainable, eco-friendly, and bioeconomic biofuels have come up as a …

Furfural–a versatile, biomass-derived platform chemical for the production of renewable chemicals

A Jaswal, PP Singh, T Mondal - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

Production processes, techno-economic and policy challenges of bioenergy production from fruit and vegetable wastes

H Adamu, U Bello, AU Yuguda, UI Tafida… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The striking interest in the quest for adopting clean and renewable bioenergy is a proactive
step towards limiting the hike of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, global warming, climate …

Activated carbon derived from biomass for wastewater treatment: Synthesis, application and future challenges

S Ullah, SSA Shah, M Altaf, I Hossain… - Journal of Analytical and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Activated carbon (AC) prepared by using biomass has recognized as one of the most
promising alternative of producing AC in contract to traditional methods, because it has …

Nanocellulose, a versatile green platform: from biosources to materials and their applications

B Thomas, MC Raj, J Joy, A Moores, GL Drisko… - Chemical …, 2018 - ACS Publications
With increasing environmental and ecological concerns due to the use of petroleum-based
chemicals and products, the synthesis of fine chemicals and functional materials from …

A comprehensive review on biomass humification: Recent advances in pathways, challenges, new applications, and perspectives

S Wei, Z Li, Y Sun, J Zhang, Y Ge, Z Li - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Humic acids (HAs) are natural organic polymers that are widely distributed in terrestrial soils,
natural water, and sediments. Due to their excellent physical and chemical properties, HAs …

Adaptive laboratory evolution principles and applications in industrial biotechnology

M Mavrommati, A Daskalaki, S Papanikolaou… - Biotechnology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Adaptive laboratory evolution (ALE) is an innovative approach for the generation of evolved
microbial strains with desired characteristics, by implementing the rules of natural selection …