Poly (butylene succinate)(PBS): Materials, processing, and industrial applications

M Barletta, C Aversa, M Ayyoob, A Gisario… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of biodegradable and compostable materials as alternative to fossil-based
plastics is today of paramount importance. Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is a class of …

Furfural–a versatile, biomass-derived platform chemical for the production of renewable chemicals

A Jaswal, PP Singh, T Mondal - Green Chemistry, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
For years, fossil fuels have been the predominant feedstock for the production of chemicals,
resulting in their overexploitation and widespread environmental degradation, prompting a …

A comprehensive review on anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste

M Zamri, S Hasmady, A Akhiar, F Ideris… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2021 - Elsevier
This article aims to comprehensively review the anaerobic digestion (AD) process utilising
the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) substrate. The AD of OFMSW has …

A review on natural fiber bio-composites, surface modifications and applications

M Zwawi - molecules, 2021 - mdpi.com
Increased environmental concerns and global warming have diverted focus from eco-
friendly bio-composites. Naturals fibers are abundant and have low harvesting costs with …

Biogas upgrading and utilization: Current status and perspectives

I Angelidaki, L Treu, P Tsapekos, G Luo… - Biotechnology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Biogas production is an established sustainable process for simultaneous generation of
renewable energy and treatment of organic wastes. The increasing interest of utilizing …

Technologies for biogas upgrading to biomethane: A review

AI Adnan, MY Ong, S Nomanbhay, KW Chew, PL Show - Bioengineering, 2019 - mdpi.com
The environmental impacts and high long-term costs of poor waste disposal have pushed
the industry to realize the potential of turning this problem into an economic and sustainable …

Advances in catalytic routes for the production of carboxylic acids from biomass: a step forward for sustainable polymers

J Iglesias, I Martínez-Salazar… - Chemical Society …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Polymers are ubiquitously present in our daily life because they can meet a wide range of
needs and fields of applications. This success, based on an irresponsible linear …

Furfural: a renewable and versatile platform molecule for the synthesis of chemicals and fuels

R Mariscal, P Maireles-Torres, M Ojeda… - Energy & …, 2016 - pubs.rsc.org
The production of future transportation fuels and chemicals requires the deployment of new
catalytic processes that transform biomass into valuable products under competitive …

Green and sustainable manufacture of chemicals from biomass: state of the art

RA Sheldon - Green Chemistry, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
The various strategies for the valorisation of waste biomass to platform chemicals, and the
underlying developments in chemical and biological catalysis which make this possible, are …

Conversion of biomass into chemicals over metal catalysts

M Besson, P Gallezot, C Pinel - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
The catalytic conversion of biomass and derivatives to chemicals has been the subject of
intense research efforts during the past decade resulting in a 20% annual increase in the …