Engineering aspects of hydrothermal pretreatment: From batch to continuous operation, scale-up and pilot reactor under biorefinery concept

HA Ruiz, M Conrad, SN Sun, A Sanchez… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Different pretreatments strategies have been developed over the years mainly to enhance
enzymatic cellulose degradation. In the new biorefinery era, a more holistic view on …

Valorisation of xylose to renewable fuels and chemicals, an essential step in augmenting the commercial viability of lignocellulosic biorefineries

V Narisetty, R Cox, R Bommareddy… - Sustainable Energy & …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Biologists and engineers are making tremendous efforts in contributing to a sustainable and
green society. To that end, there is growing interest in waste management and valorisation …

Extraction and isolation methods for lignin separation from sugarcane bagasse: a review

S Al Arni - Industrial Crops and Products, 2018 - Elsevier
This paper intends to review different extraction and isolation methods recently explored for
lignin separation from sugarcane (Saccharum officinarum L.) bagasse. Initial bagasse …

Inorganics in sugarcane bagasse and straw and their impacts for bioenergy and biorefining: A review

DR Negrão, A Grandis, MS Buckeridge… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sugarcane is the base of a successful agroindustrial system in several tropical and
subtropical regions of the world. This industry is evolving towards diversification of its …

Assessment of alkaline pretreatment for the production of bioethanol from eucalyptus, sugarcane bagasse and sugarcane straw

DM de Carvalho, JH de Queiroz… - Industrial Crops and …, 2016 - Elsevier
The impact of alkaline pretreatment at different alkaline charges (5%, 10% and 15% NaOH
w/w, on dry basis) on the chemical composition of eucalyptus, sugarcane bagasse and straw …

Depolymerization of enzymatic hydrolysis lignin: Review of technologies and opportunities for research

FF Menezes, VM Nascimento, GR Gomes, GJM Rocha… - Fuel, 2023 - Elsevier
Recent years witnessed the dawn of the cellulosic ethanol industry based on enzymatic
hydrolysis of carbohydrates in lignocellulosic biomass. Meanwhile, new concepts have …

Production of cellulosic ethanol from sugarcane bagasse by steam explosion: Effect of extractives content, acid catalysis and different fermentation technologies

PV Neves, AP Pitarelo, LP Ramos - Bioresource technology, 2016 - Elsevier
The production of cellulosic ethanol was carried out using samples of native (NCB) and
ethanol-extracted (EECB) sugarcane bagasse. Autohydrolysis (AH) exhibited the best …

Evaluation of screened lignin-degrading fungi for the biological pretreatment of corn stover

Y Su, X Yu, Y Sun, G Wang, H Chen, G Chen - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
The biological pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is a low-cost and eco-friendly method
for facilitating enzymatic hydrolysis. In this study, strains with lignin depletion capability were …

Characterization and comparison of cellulose fiber extraction from rice straw by chemical treatment and thermal steam explosion

M Boonterm, S Sunyadeth, S Dedpakdee… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2016 - Elsevier
Rice straw is one of the major agricultural wastes in Thailand. It can potentially be processed
to extract natural fibers from which environmentally sustainable products, eg papers, can be …

Key factors affecting the recalcitrance and conversion process of biomass

RB Melati, FL Shimizu, G Oliveira, FC Pagnocca… - BioEnergy …, 2019 - Springer
Lignocellulosic biomass is one of the most abundant raw materials in the world, and it is
mainly composed of carbohydrate polymers (cellulose and hemicellulose) and lignin. Its …