A review on physico-chemical delignification as a pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced bioconversion

SB Jamaldheen, MB Kurade, B Basak, CG Yoo… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
Effective pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is one of the most important steps in
biorefinery, ensuring the quality and commercial viability of the overall bioprocess. Lignin …

Food waste biorefinery towards circular economy in Australia

S Talekar, K Ekanayake, B Holland, C Barrow - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
Staggering amounts of food waste are produced in Australia and this review provides food
waste based biorefinery opportunities in moving towards a circular economy in Australia …

[HTML][HTML] Potential and prospects for utilization of avocado by-products in integrated biorefineries

B Rodríguez-Martínez, A Romaní, G Eibes… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The industrial processing of avocado to extract oil, and produce guacamole or sauces
generates enormous quantities of peels and seeds (around 2 million tons worldwide in …

[HTML][HTML] Synergetic effect of hydrothermal and deep eutectic solvents (DES) pretreatments on Robinia wood fractionation for the manufacture of bioethanol and …

A Pérez-Pérez, PG Del-Río, Á Lobato-Rodríguez… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
This study dealt with the use of environmentally friendly processes based on microwave-
assisted autohydrolysis (MAA) and deep eutectic solvents (DES) for the selective …

Multi-product biorefinery system for wood-barks valorization into tannins extracts, lignin-based polyurethane foam and cellulose-based composites: Techno-economic …

O Ajao, M Benali, A Faye, H Li, D Maillard… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Barks from harvested logs have limited use although they are potential feedstock for high
value products due to the polyphenolic and cellulosic molecules they contain. Key reasons …

Facilitating enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency of rape straw by pretreatment with a novel glycerol-based deep eutectic solvent

W Tang, B Fan, X Wang, C Huang, Z Tang… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment plays an indispensable role in destroying the
natural anti-degradation barrier structure of lignocellulose. Here, the …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of the lignin type and source on the characteristics of physical lignin hydrogels

A Morales, J Labidi, P Gullón - Sustainable Materials and Technologies, 2022 - Elsevier
Multiple natural polymers have been investigated for the synthesis of hydrogels to the
present date, but lignin has demonstrated to be a promising one for this purpose for the …

[HTML][HTML] Integral multi-valorization of agro-industrial wastes: A review

I Prado-Acebo, J Cubero-Cardoso, TA Lu-Chau… - Waste Management, 2024 - Elsevier
Agriculture and industries related to the agriculture sector generate a large amount of waste
each year. These wastes are usually burned or dumped, causing damage to the …

[HTML][HTML] Microwave-assisted extraction of hemicellulosic oligosaccharides and phenolics from Robinia pseudoacacia wood

A Pérez-Pérez, B Gullón, Á Lobato-Rodríguez… - Carbohydrate …, 2023 - Elsevier
Microwave-assisted autohydrolysis is an environmentally friendly intensification technology
that permits the selective solubilization of hemicelluloses in form of oligosaccharides in a …

Strategic biorefinery platform for green valorization of agro-industrial residues: A sustainable approach towards biodegradable plastics

D De, MSN Sai, V Aniya, B Satyavathi - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2021 - Elsevier
The production of cellulose reinforced bio-composites has emerged as an efficient bio-
sustainable alternative for high-quality functional polymeric materials to replace the …