Recent advances in the valorization of plant biomass

P Ning, G Yang, L Hu, J Sun, L Shi, Y Zhou… - Biotechnology for …, 2021 - Springer
Plant biomass is a highly abundant renewable resource that can be converted into several
types of high-value-added products, including chemicals, biofuels and advanced materials …

Recent advances in green pre-treatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass for enhanced biofuel production

NS Ab Rasid, A Shamjuddin, AZA Rahman… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
Increasing global energy demands requires a versatile approach, prompting many
researchers to focus on renewable biofuel from sustainable resources, especially second …

Production of butanol from lignocellulosic biomass: recent advances, challenges, and prospects

Y Guo, Y Liu, M Guan, H Tang, Z Wang, L Lin… - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Due to energy and environmental concerns, biobutanol is gaining increasing attention as an
alternative renewable fuel owing to its desirable fuel properties. Biobutanol production from …

[HTML][HTML] Review of potential and prospective strategies for the valorization of coffee grounds within the framework of a sustainable and circular bioeconomy

A Arias, SM Ioannidou, N Giannakis, G Feijoo… - Industrial Crops and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Moving from the linear production model to the circular economy approach is the main
concern of the EU Circular Economy Action Plan. Population growth coupled with high …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the relationship between butanol molecular structure and combustion performance in an optical SIDI engine

W Zhang, M Cui, B Yao, M Nour, X Li, M Xu - Energy Conversion and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Butanol has a high potential as a renewable substitution for gasoline in spark-ignition direct-
injection (SIDI) engines. Different butanol isomers showed various flame characteristics that …

Factors that influence the activity of biomass-degrading enzymes in the presence of ionic liquids—a review

P Wolski, BW Blankenship, A Umar… - Frontiers in Energy …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Ionic liquids (ILs) are seen as a more sustainable alternative to volatile organic solvents that
are accelerating innovations in many industries such as energy storage, separations, and …

Preparation and characterization of bacterial cellulose synthesized by kombucha from vinegar residue

Z Liu, Y Wang, S Guo, J Liu, P Zhu - International Journal of Biological …, 2024 - Elsevier
Bacterial cellulose (BC) has been widely applied in various fields due to its excellent
physicochemical properties, but its high production cost remains a challenge. Herein, the …

Enzyme Production Potential of Penicillium oxalicum M1816 and Its Application in Ferulic Acid Production

J Zhang, S Liu, H Sun, Z Jiang, Z Zhou, X Han, Y Zhou… - Foods, 2021 - mdpi.com
The present study focused on isolating an efficient enzyme production microorganism for
ferulic acid (FA) production from wheat bran. A wild-type cellulase-, xylanase-, and feruloyl …

A review of the current state and future prospects in resource recovery of Chinese cereal vinegar residue

K Wang, Y Yu, S Liu, Y Zhu, P Liu, Z Yu, Y Wang - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Vinegar residue (VR) is a typical organic solid waste in Chinese cereal vinegar production. It
is characterized by high yield, high moisture and low pH and is rich in lignocellulose and …

Gene coexpression network analysis reveals a novel metabolic mechanism of Clostridium acetobutylicum responding to phenolic inhibitors from lignocellulosic …

H Liu, J Zhang, J Yuan, X Jiang, L Jiang, Z Li… - Biotechnology for …, 2020 - Springer
Background Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising resource of renewable biochemicals
and biofuels. However, the presence of inhibitors existing in lignocellulosic hydrolysates …