Steam explosion as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for biofuel production: Characteristics and challenges

AT Hoang, XP Nguyen, XQ Duong, Ü Ağbulut… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The biorefining process of lignocellulosic biomass has recently emerged as one of the most
profitable biofuel production options. However, pretreatment is required to improve the …

[HTML][HTML] Origin, impact and control of lignocellulosic inhibitors in bioethanol production—A review

N Sjulander, T Kikas - Energies, 2020 - mdpi.com
Bioethanol production from lignocellulosic biomass is still struggling with many obstacles.
One of them is lignocellulosic inhibitors. The aim of this review is to discuss the most known …

Energy storage systems towards 2050

AG Olabi, MA Abdelkareem - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The world is witnessing a fast growth in using the different renewable energy resources,
mainly: solar energy (thermal and PV), wind energy, marine energy, geothermal energy, and …

[HTML][HTML] Cereal waste valorization through conventional and current extraction techniques—an up-to-date overview

AC Fărcaș, SA Socaci, SA Nemeș, LC Salanță… - Foods, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nowadays, in the European Union more than 100 million tons of food are wasted,
meanwhile, millions of people are starving. Food waste represents a serious and ever …

[HTML][HTML] Two-Step Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for High-Sugar Recovery from the Structural Plant Polymers Cellulose and Hemicellulose

N Sjulander, T Kikas - Energies, 2022 - mdpi.com
Nitrogen explosive decompression pretreatment was tested on barley straw, aspen wood,
and pine wood in a two-step pretreatment approach. The two-step approach aims to avoid …

Supercritical carbon dioxide enhanced pre-treatment of cotton stalks for methane production

R Al Afif, M Wendland, T Amon, C Pfeifer - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Cotton stalks (CSs) are an abundant, renewable lignocellulose residue, which is usually
burnt in the field to prevent propagation of vegetal diseases, causing economic losses and …

[HTML][HTML] Enhancement of methane yield from cotton stalks by mechanical pre-treatment

R Al Afif, C Pfeifer - Carbon Resources Conversion, 2021 - Elsevier
Cotton stalks (CS) are lignocellulosic agricultural by-products, a potential source for biogas
production, but pretreatment must be considered since hydrolysis is the rate-limiting stage …

Biohydrogen production improvement using hot compressed water pretreatment on sake brewery waste

M Choiron, S Tojo, T Chosa - International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Most hydrogen is derived from fossil fuels. Therefore, more environmentally friendly methods
for hydrogen production have been investigated. The present report describes a hot …

Composition of Lignocellulose Hydrolysate in Different Biorefinery Strategies: Nutrients and Inhibitors

Y Wang, Y Zhang, Q Cui, Y Feng, J Xuan - Molecules, 2024 - mdpi.com
The hydrolysis and biotransformation of lignocellulose, ie, biorefinery, can provide human
beings with biofuels, bio-based chemicals, and materials, and is an important technology to …

Effect of production factors on the bioethanol yield of tropical sawdust

D Amaefule, J Nwakaire, N Ogbuagu… - … Journal of Energy …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Bioethanol production from cellulosic materials is important in mitigating the concomitant
displacement and exploitation of primary food crops for biofuel production and reducing …