The demand for exploring advanced and eco-friendly sustainable packaging materials with
superior physical, mechanical and barrier properties is increasing. The materials that are …

Sugarcane is among the principal agricultural crops cultivated in tropical countries. The
annual world production of sugarcane is∼ 1.6 billion tons, and it generates∼ 279 million …

In this study, Gracilaria verrucosa, red seaweed has been used for production of agar and
bioethanol. The algae harvested at various time durations resulted in extraction of∼ 27 …

The enzymatic hydrolysis of xylan, which is the second most abundant natural
polysaccharide, is one of the most important industrial applications of this polysaccharide [1 …

To expand the range of natural resources researchers have been re-directing their interests
in biomass based bio-fuels, which can be obtained from lignocellulosic biomass. Sugarcane …

Experiments based on a 23 central composite full factorial design were carried out in 200-ml
stainless-steel containers to study the pretreatment, with dilute sulfuric acid, of a sugarcane …

Lantanacamara contains 61.1%(w/w) holocellulose and can serve as a low-cost feedstock
for bioethanol production. Acid hydrolysis (3.0%, v/v H2SO4, 120° C for 45min) of L. camara …

Lignocellulosic biomass is renewable and cheap, and it has the potential to displace fossil
fuels for the production of fuels and chemicals. Biomass derived lactic acid is an important …

In this work, the viability of recycling newspaper for producing cellulose acetate was tested.
Newspaper recycling is extremely important not only for the environment preservation, but …

A low temperature alkali pretreatment method was proposed for improving the enzymatic
hydrolysis efficiency of lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production. The effects of the …