The current status, challenges and prospects of using biomass energy in Ethiopia

NE Benti, GS Gurmesa, T Argaw, AB Aneseyee… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Despite enormous challenges in accessing sustainable energy supplies and advanced
energy technologies, Ethiopia has one of the world's fastest growing economies. The …

Chemical, physical and biological methods to convert lignocellulosic waste into value-added products. A review

S Periyasamy, V Karthik, P Senthil Kumar… - Environmental …, 2022 - Springer
Actual agricultural practices produce about 998 million tonnes of agricultural waste per year.
Therefore, converting lignocellulosic wastes into energy, chemicals, and other products is a …

Waste to energy: A focus on the impact of substrate type in biogas production

N Nwokolo, P Mukumba, KC Obileke, M Enebe - Processes, 2020 - mdpi.com
Anaerobic digestion is an efficient technology for a sustainable conversion of various
organic wastes such as animal manure, municipal solid waste, agricultural residues and …

Technological interventions for utilization of crop residues and weedy biomass for second generation bio-ethanol production

K Pandiyan, A Singh, S Singh, AK Saxena, L Nain - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Currently, most of the energy demand around the world is met from crude oil, coal and
natural gas. Due to the fluctuations in price of crude oil, depletion of fossil fuel and increased …

Ball milling as an important pretreatment technique in lignocellulose biorefineries: a review

YW Sitotaw, NG Habtu, AY Gebreyohannes… - Biomass Conversion …, 2023 - Springer
The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into bioethanol remains a challenging process
due to the recalcitrant structure of lignocellulose. The presence of the sturdy lignin protective …

Emerging innovations for sustainable production of bioethanol and other mercantile products from circular economy perspective

A Althuri, SV Mohan - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Biogenic municipal solid waste (BMSW) and food waste (FW) with high energy density are
ready to tap renewable resources for industrial scale ethanol refinery foreseen for …

An insight review of lignocellulosic materials as activated carbon precursor for textile wastewater treatment

NA Bakar, N Othman, ZM Yunus, WAH Altowayti… - … Technology & Innovation, 2021 - Elsevier
The huge quantities of textile industry effluents with high concentrations of heavy metals are
associated with the water pollution. Among the conventional technologies currently in use …

Recent advances in eco-friendly composites derived from lignocellulosic biomass for wastewater treatment

H Chakhtouna, H Benzeid, N Zari, A Qaiss… - Biomass Conversion …, 2022 - Springer
In recent decades, the greatest challenge facing the world has been protecting the
environment from various forms of pollution. Water pollution is one of the most crucial …

Production of oligosaccharides from agrofood wastes

ME Cano, A García-Martin, P Comendador Morales… - Fermentation, 2020 - mdpi.com
The development of biorefinery processes to platform chemicals for most lignocellulosic
substrates, results in side processes to intermediates such as oligosaccharides. Agrofood …

Graphene-like carbon structure synthesis from biomass pyrolysis: A critical review on feedstock–process–properties relationship

FC Asif, GC Saha - C, 2023 - mdpi.com
Biomass pyrolysis is a promising route for synthesizing graphene-like carbon (GLC)
structures, potentially offering a cost-effective and renewable alternative to graphene. This …