Insight into the recent advances of microwave pretreatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable biofuel

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, HC Ong, M Mofijur, SF Ahmed… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable lignocellulosic biomasses for bioenergy synthesis is believed to
facilitate competitive commercialization and realize affordable clean energy sources in the …

Cellulosic and hemicellulosic fractions of sugarcane bagasse: Potential, challenges and future perspective

A Kumar, V Kumar, B Singh - International Journal of Biological …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sugarcane bagasse is a rich source of cellulose (32–45%), hemicellulose (20–32%) and
lignin (17–32%), 1.0–9.0% ash and some extractives. Huge amount of the generation of …

Ionic liquids: Promising compounds for sustainable chemical processes and applications

N Nasirpour, M Mohammadpourfard… - … Engineering Research and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Since the introduction of ionic liquids (IL) in 1914, there has been a growing interest in this
class of materials, because of their unique properties. Ionic liquids are organic salts, melting …

Cellulose solvent-based pretreatment for enhanced second-generation biofuel production: a review

B Satari, K Karimi, R Kumar - Sustainable energy & fuels, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Cellulose, in addition to hemicellulose and lignin, makes the major fraction of lignocellulosic
biomass–the only sustainable feedstock to meet the long-term sustainable energy need of …

Ionic liquid pretreatment as emerging approaches for enhanced enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic biomass

AA Elgharbawy, MZ Alam, M Moniruzzaman… - Biochemical Engineering …, 2016 - Elsevier
Ionic liquids (ILs) have been increasingly exploited as solvents and/or reagents in many
applications due to their “green” properties as well as their tunable physicochemical and …

A review of sugarcane bagasse for second‐generation bioethanol and biopower production

TL Bezerra, AJ Ragauskas - Biofuels, Bioproducts and …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Sugarcane bagasse is a large‐volume agriculture residue that is generated on a~ 540
million metric tons per year basis globally1, 2 with the top‐three producing countries in Latin …

Chemocatalytic hydrolysis of cellulose into glucose over solid acid catalysts

L Hu, L Lin, Z Wu, S Zhou, S Liu - Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2015 - Elsevier
With the progressive increase in global energy demands and the continuous depletion of
worldwide fossil resources, renewable lignocellulosic biomass has attracted more and more …

Enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulosic polysaccharides in the presence of ionic liquids

RM Wahlström, A Suurnäkki - Green Chemistry, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
Biofuels and-chemicals can be produced from carbohydrates in lignocellulosic biomass. For
an efficient total enzymatic hydrolysis of the plant cell wall polysaccharides, a pretreatment …

A review on the partial and complete dissolution and fractionation of wood and lignocelluloses using imidazolium ionic liquids

H Abushammala, J Mao - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Ionic liquids have shown great potential in the last two decades as solvents, catalysts,
reaction media, additives, lubricants, and in many applications such as electrochemical …

Extraction of cellulose from sugarcane bagasse optimization and characterization

GT Melesse, FG Hone… - Advances in Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
In this study, cellulose was extracted from sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through a convenient
five‐step treatment, and procedures were performed. During the alkaline curing process of …