Steam explosion as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for biofuel production: Characteristics and challenges

AT Hoang, XP Nguyen, XQ Duong, Ü Ağbulut… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biorefining process of lignocellulosic biomass has recently emerged as one of the most
profitable biofuel production options. However, pretreatment is required to improve the …

Advances in thermochemical valorization of biomass towards carbon neutrality

J Zhang, J Gu, R Shan, H Yuan, Y Chen - Resources, Conservation and …, 2025 - Elsevier
In the context of carbon neutrality, the push for sustainable and low-carbon development in
both economy and society have accelerated the large-scale utilization of biomass as a …

Lignocellulose biomass pyrolysis for bio-oil production: A review of biomass pre-treatment methods for production of drop-in fuels

R Kumar, V Strezov, H Weldekidan, J He… - … and sustainable energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bio-oil upgrading can be achieved mainly via three types of methods that are biomass pre-
treatment, catalytic upgrading and downstream bio-oil upgrading. The article aim is to review …

Journey of lignin from a roadblock to bridge for lignocellulose biorefineries: A comprehensive review

V Sharma, ML Tsai, P Nargotra, CW Chen… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
The grave concerns arisen as a result of environmental pollution and diminishing fossil fuel
reserves in the 21st century have shifted the focus on the use of sustainable and …

Current advancement on the isolation, characterization and application of lignin

JJ Liao, NH Abd Latif, D Trache, N Brosse… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
The most critical issues faced by the world nowadays is to provide the sustainability of
consumption for energy and natural resources. Lignin is said to be one of the alternative …

Enzymatic conversion of pretreated lignocellulosic biomass: A review on influence of structural changes of lignin

Y Sheng, SS Lam, Y Wu, S Ge, J Wu, L Cai… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
The demands of energy sustainability drive efforts to bio-chemical conversion of biomass
into biofuels through pretreatment, enzymatic hydrolysis, and microbial fermentation …

Recent advances in the pretreatment of microalgal and lignocellulosic biomass: a comprehensive review

R Sankaran, RAP Cruz, H Pakalapati, PL Show… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Microalgal and lignocellulosic biomass is the most sumptuous renewable bioresource raw
material existing on earth. Recently, the bioconversion of biomass into biofuels have …

Sustainable and multifunctional cellulose-lignin films with excellent antibacterial and UV-shielding for active food packaging

Y He, HC Ye, TT You, F Xu - Food Hydrocolloids, 2023 - Elsevier
The natural biopolymers hold substantial prospects as food packaging materials due to the
integrated advantages of excellent film-forming properties, biodegradability and appropriate …

Second-generation bioethanol production from corncob–A comprehensive review on pretreatment and bioconversion strategies, including techno-economic and …

PK Gandam, ML Chinta, NPP Pabbathi… - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Bioethanol is highly produced and most used biofuel, with lignocellulosic biomass as an
ideal choice of feedstock. This study particularly highlights various strategies of second …

Recent insights into lignocellulosic biomass pyrolysis: a critical review on pretreatment, characterization, and products upgrading

ZE Zadeh, A Abdulkhani, O Aboelazayem, B Saha - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Pyrolysis process has been considered to be an efficient approach for valorization of
lignocellulosic biomass into bio-oil and value-added chemicals. Bio-oil refers to biomass …