The production of chemicals and fuels from renewable biomass with the primary aim of
reducing carbon footprints has recently become one of the central points of interest. The use …

The formation of lignin-like structures by the degradation primarily of plant polysaccharides
has been observed after the severe thermochemical acidic pretreatment of lignocellulosic …

Green solvents, especially deep eutectic solvents (DESs), are widely applied to pretreat
biomass for enhancing its enzymatic hydrolysis. In this work, lactic acid was selected as the …

Nanocrystalline cellulose has emerged out as a substantial nanomaterial in recent years
due to its peculiar characteristics such as bio renewability and sustainability while having …

Glycerol (Gly) was selected as hydrogen-bond-donor for preparing ChCl-based DES (ChCl:
Gly), and the mixture of ChCl: Gly (20 wt%) and NaOH (4 wt%) was utilized for combination …

The surplus availability of rice straw, its limited usage, and environmental pollution caused
by its inefficient burning has fostered research for its valorization to biofuels. This review …

Laccases are copper-containing oxidase enzymes found in many fungi. They have received
increasing research attention because of their broad substrate specificity and applicability in …

The response to Nigeria's energy inadequacies and waste management issues is projected
in this research to be achieved with hydrogen and methane co-produced from pretreated …

In the present work attempts have been made to mimic the natural system of biomass
delignification using laccase from Myrothecium verrucaria ITCC-8447 and synergistic effect …

Pretreatment of rice straw was optimized by physical and chemical methods. Among all the
pretreatment methods followed by saccharification, autoclaved ammonia pretreatment …