Photoreforming of waste polymers for sustainable hydrogen fuel and chemicals feedstock: waste to energy

M Ashraf, N Ullah, I Khan, W Tremel, S Ahmad… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

Lignocellulosic biomass as renewable feedstock for biodegradable and recyclable plastics production: A sustainable approach

T Raj, K Chandrasekhar, AN Kumar, SH Kim - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
Rapid increment in fossil-derived single-use plastic disposal has led to human-made plastic
mountains and leading to ecological imbalance. Therefore, the development of alternative …

Production of levulinic acid and alkyl levulinates: a process insight

DDM Di Bucchianico, Y Wang, JC Buvat, Y Pan… - Green …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The use of lignocellulosic biomass in the chemical industry has increased due to its non-
competition with the food sector. Several platform molecules can be produced from this …

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 …

Emerging technologies and sustainable strategies for municipal solid waste valorization: Challenges of circular economy implementation

TG Ambaye, R Djellabi, M Vaccari, S Prasad… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2023 - Elsevier
Due to an upsurge in urbanization and industrialization, huge amounts of municipal solid
waste (MSW) are accumulating on our planet. Waste generation has several negative …

Production processes, techno-economic and policy challenges of bioenergy production from fruit and vegetable wastes

H Adamu, U Bello, AU Yuguda, UI Tafida… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The striking interest in the quest for adopting clean and renewable bioenergy is a proactive
step towards limiting the hike of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, global warming, climate …

[HTML][HTML] Oil palm biomass in Indonesia: Thermochemical upgrading and its utilization

R Nabila, W Hidayat, A Haryanto, U Hasanudin… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indonesia is the world's largest palm oil producing country. The oil palm industry (plantation
and milling) generates large amounts of solid waste in the form of empty fruit bunches (EFB) …

Synthesis of γ-valerolactone (GVL) and their applications for lignocellulosic deconstruction for sustainable green biorefineries

T Raj, K Chandrasekhar, R Banu, JJ Yoon, G Kumar… - Fuel, 2021 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic fractionation is highly desirable for the efficient transformation of polymeric
sugars into renewable fuels, chemicals, and materials. Thus, γ-valerolactone (GVL) has …

[HTML][HTML] Latest advances and challenges in carbon capture using bio-based sorbents: A state-of-the-art review

MR Ketabchi, S Babamohammadi, WG Davies… - Carbon Capture Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Effective decarbonisation is key to ensuring the temperature rise does not exceed the 2° C
set by the Paris accords. Adsorption is identified as a key technology for post-combustion …

Influencing factors and environmental feasibility analysis of agricultural waste preprocessing routes towards biofuel production–A review

S Periyasamy, AA Adego, PS Kumar, GG Desta… - Biomass and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Valorizing the production of massive amounts of agricultural waste into valuable products is
an immediate concern for environmental protection and bioeconomy advancement …