Insight into pretreatment methods of lignocellulosic biomass to increase biogas yield: current state, challenges, and opportunities

JU Hernández-Beltrán, IO Hernández-De Lira… - Applied sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
Lignocellulosic biomass is recalcitrant due to its heterogeneous structure, which is one of
the major limitations for its use as a feedstock for methane production. Although different …

Typical conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into reducing sugars using dilute acid hydrolysis and alkaline pretreatment

YL Loow, TY Wu, J Md. Jahim, AW Mohammad… - Cellulose, 2016 - Springer
The development and production of fossil fuel alternatives have become one of the main
focal points in recent investigations. Lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable source of …

Advances in pretreatment of straw biomass for sugar production

J Tan, Y Li, X Tan, H Wu, H Li, S Yang - Frontiers in chemistry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Straw biomass is an inexpensive, sustainable, and abundant renewable feedstock for the
production of valuable chemicals and biofuels, which can surmount the main drawbacks …

Optimization of alkali pretreatment and enzymatic saccharification of jute (Corchorus olitorius L.) biomass using response surface methodology

L Sharma, NM Alam, S Roy, P Satya, G Kar… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Reduction of inherent structural recalcitrance and improved saccharification efficiency are
two important facets to enhance fermentable sugar yield for bioethanol production from …

Biogas from lignocellulosic feedstock: A review on the main pretreatments, inocula and operational variables involved in anaerobic reactor efficiency

FP Camargo, CABS Rabelo, ICS Duarte… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Research focused on reusing lignocellulosic waste has been gaining ground, both for the
purpose of obtaining energy from renewable sources, as well as for reducing feedstock …

Mercerization optimization of bamboo (bambusa vulgaris) fiber-reinforced epoxy composite structures using a box–behnken design

MZ Hassan, SA Roslan, SM Sapuan, ZA Rasid… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
The objective of this research is to optimize the alkaline treatment variables, including
sodium hydroxide (NaOH) concentration, soaking, and drying time, that influence the …

The effect of mercerization on thermal and mechanical properties of bamboo fibers as a biocomposite material: A review

A Noori, Y Lu, P Saffari, J Liu, J Ke - Construction and Building Materials, 2021 - Elsevier
Applying bamboo fibers into the composite reinforced concrete governs some significant
drawbacks, including inadequate adhesion between fiber and matrix interface, and …

Improvement of lignocellulosic pretreatment efficiency by combined chemo-Mechanical pretreatment for energy consumption reduction and biofuel production

C Areepak, T Jiradechakorn, S Chuetor… - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
A pretreatment process is a preliminary stage to alter the recalcitrant structure of
lignocellulosic biomass for enhancing its digestibility. An evaluation of the energy …

Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass: review of various physico-chemical and biological methods influencing the extent of biomass depolymerization

S Baksi, D Saha, S Saha, U Sarkar, D Basu… - International journal of …, 2023 - Springer
Pre-treatment of biomass is a necessary step for delignification as well as an unavoidable
step in the journey of biomass to biofuel. Apart from delignification, defragmentation and …

Enhanced lignocellulosic component removal and biomethane potential from chestnut shell by a combined hydrothermal–alkaline pretreatment

F Bianco, H Şenol, S Papirio - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
This study proposes new perspectives for the management and biorefinery of wastes
deriving from the agri–food sector such as chestnut shell (CS), which was here used as an …