The global energy demand has been projected to rise over 28% by 2040, calling for more
renewable resources such as lignocellulosic biomass to produce biofuels, and for green and …

Biorefineries of agricultural waste have received a significant attention as a key concept to
integrate waste biomass and production sectors towards a circular bioeconomy. The waste …

Prior to the bioconversion of low cost, renewable lignocellulosic residues such as rice straw
into value added bio-products, their recalcitrant structure needs to be fractionated by using …

Sugarcane trash (ST) is an abundant but underused biomass left in the field when the
sugarcane is harvested. However, there are only a few studies to evaluate pretreatment of …

Evaluating industrial wastes in the system with minimum preprocessing and generation
economically valuable products from them have critical importance. In this regard, especially …

Rice husk is an agricultural lignocellulosic-rich residue that can be used in the production of
second-generation ethanol. A biomass pretreatment is necessary to release structural …

The complexity of plant cell walls impedes the conversion of cellulosic biomass to sugars.
Pretreatment becomes a necessity to increase the digestibility of biomass. An in-depth …

Seawater-based pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is an innovative process at
research stage. With respect to process optimization, factors affecting seawater-based …

Rice husk is an agricultural lignocellulosic-rich waste which can be used in the production of
second-generation ethanol. A biomass pretreatment is necessary to release structural …

Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a cost-effective treatment for management of lignocellulosic
substrates, viz., agricultural wastes and animal manures, which also aids in generation of …