A review on trends in lignin extraction and valorization of lignocellulosic biomass for energy applications

DR Lobato-Peralta, E Duque-Brito… - Journal of Cleaner …, 2021 - Elsevier
The various lignin isolation methods and pretreatments are continuously developing and
thermochemical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass and tuning of the activation …

Olive leaf waste management

J Espeso, A Isaza, JY Lee, PM Sörensen… - … in Sustainable Food …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Olive trees are the oldest known cultivated trees in the world and present-day cultivation is
widespread, with an estimated magnitude of 9 million hectares worldwide. As the olive oil …

[HTML][HTML] Aqueous acetone fractionation of kraft, organosolv and soda lignins

J Domínguez-Robles, T Tamminen, T Liitiä… - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Technical lignins are structurally heterogeneous and polydisperse. This work describes the
use of a simple and green method for lignin fractionation, using different proportions of …

Comparison of the physicochemical properties and thermal stability of organosolv and kraft lignins from hardwood and softwood biomass for their potential valorization

M Fodil Cherif, D Trache, N Brosse… - Waste and Biomass …, 2020 - Springer
The heterogeneity and complexity of lignin necessitate a deep understanding to select the
most appropriate lignin valorization and convert it into value-added products. The objective …

Olive-derived biomass as a renewable source of value-added products

M del Mar Contreras, I Romero, M Moya, E Castro - Process Biochemistry, 2020 - Elsevier
Olive oil is a characteristic product of Mediterranean countries, and its production is rapidly
expanding to many other regions due to the health benefits attributed to the consumption of …

Fungal lignocellulolytic enzymes and lignocellulose: a critical review on their contribution to multiproduct biorefinery and global biofuel research

S Saini, KK Sharma - International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021 - Elsevier
The continuous increase in the global energy demand has diminished fossil fuel reserves
and elevated the risk of environmental deterioration and human health. Biorefinery …

Biorefining for olive wastes management and efficient bioenergy production

E Najafi, E Castro, K Karimi - Energy Conversion and Management, 2021 - Elsevier
The potential of olive wastes for development of a multi-product biorefinery was investigated.
Different parts of olive wastes, ie, stone, pomace, leaves, and wood, were subjected to liquid …

Successive organic solvent fractionation and homogenization of technical lignin for polyurethane foam with high mechanical performance

W Guo, S Sun, P Wang, H Chen, J Zheng, X Lin… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work demonstrates an organic solvent fractionation method for lignin homogenization,
which can effectively reduce the lignin heterogeneity and use each lignin fraction to prepare …

[HTML][HTML] Different Kraft lignin sources for electrospun nanostructures production: Influence of chemical structure and composition

L García-Fuentevilla, JF Rubio-Valle… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
This work focuses on the structural features and physicochemical properties of different Kraft
lignins and how they can influence the electrospinning process to obtain nanostructures …

Production of cellulose nanofibers from olive tree harvest—A residue with wide applications

M Sánchez-Gutiérrez, E Espinosa, I Bascón-Villegas… - Agronomy, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the aim of identifying new sources to produce cellulose nanofibers, olive tree pruning
biomass (OTPB) was proposed for valorization as a sustainable source of cellulose. OTPB …