Catalytic conversion of renewable biomass to “green” chemicals and fuel additives has been
extensively investigated in the past few decades. Interests on two top platform intermediates …

Sustainable biomass valorization, as agricultural and forestry wastes, and the development
of conversion processes could bring additional benefits like solving the residue disposal …

A two-step process combining the (equilibrium) glucose isomerization to fructose with
selective dehydration of fructose in the obtained sugar mixture to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural …

Organic acids are important targeted chemicals worldwide due to their variety of
functionalities in various fields. Organic acids can be produced through chemical processes …

In this study, the technoeconomic feasibility of bioenergy production from sawdust under four
different case scenarios is simulated and compared. These scenarios include:(1) heat and …

Separation of levulinic acid from the rejected stream and fermentation broth has become the
topic of scientific interest or importance due to its variety of applications. In the present …

Solvent extraction one of the oldest approaches of separation known, remains one of the
most well-known methods operating on an industrial scale. With the availability of variety of …

Levulinic acid (LA) and its valuable derivatives are in great demand in various applications.
LA manufacturing from renewable resources through biorefinery processes has gained …

The high potential use of lignin in novel biomaterials and chemicals represents an important
opportunity for the valorization of the most abundant natural resource of aromatic molecules …

Pine sawdust is an important lignocellulosic waste from the primary industrialization of
wood, and its valorization using the biorefinery concept could add new value chains to the …