Agro-waste (wheat straw) is considered most effective (heating value 16 MJ/kg) for energy
recovery through anaerobic digestion (AD). However, the complex lignocellulosic structure …

As the world's largest grain producer, China's straw yield was 700 million tonnes in 2014.
With a national utilization rate of 80% in 2015, there is still a large amount of straw burned in …

Processes that can convert lignocellulosic biomass into biofuels and chemicals are
particularly attractive considering renewability and minimal environmental impact. Ionic …

Two important challenges need to be addressed to realize a practical biorefinery for the
conversion of biomass to fuels and chemicals:(i) effective methods for the degradation and …

Natural fiber composites have experienced a renaissance in the last two decades as a
response to societal demands for developing eco‐friendly, biodegradable and recyclable …

The conversion of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and biorefinery applications is limited
due to the cost of pretreatment to separate or access the biomass's three main usable …

Recently, the hydrodynamic cavitation (HC)-based pretreatment has shown high
effectiveness in laboratories and even in industrial productions for conversion of …

The production of high-value products from lignocellulosic biomass is carried out through
the selective scission of crosslinked Csingle bondC/Csingle bondO bonds. Nowadays …

Lignin is a highly abundant biopolymer with a complex polyphenolic structure, making it a
potential source of aromatic precursors, polymers, and energy. However, its thermal stability …

Oil palm frond (OPF) is one of the most abundant lignocellulosic biomass wastes found in
the palm oil industry. However, the recalcitrant nature of OPF makes it hard to produce …