In recent years, mechanochemistry has been growing into a widely accepted alternative for
chemical synthesis. In addition to their efficiency and practicality, mechanochemical …

Biomass resources have been considered as one of the most promising renewable
feedstocks to replace fossil resources. However, valorization of biomass is still challenging …

Lignin is one of the largest sources of naturally occurring aromatic building blocks that
possess immense potential to be employed as starting material for the production of value …

Pretreatment of renewable lignocellulosic biomass is essential to produce fermentable
sugars and biofuels in a sustainable biorefinery. However, lignin repolymerization during …

Recently, chemical reactions induced or facilitated by mechanical energy have gained
recognition in diverse areas of chemical synthesis. In particular, mechanosyntheses of …

Due to the increased and excessive consumption of fossil fuels, sustainable alternative
energy sources are badly needed to replace fossil fuels. The conversion of biomass into …

Efficient chemical recycling of consumer plastics (ie, depolymerization down to monomers)
is a crucial step needed to achieve a circular material economy. In this work …

Background Ethanol organosolv (EOS) pretreatment is one of the most efficient methods for
boosting biomass saccharification as it can achieve an efficient fractionation of three major …

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) constitute a significant and growing global market.
In the past few decades, labor costs, concerns regarding chemical waste, and more stringent …

Lignin is a major component of lignocellulosic biomass along with cellulose and
hemicellulose, currently underutilized with the bulk of technical lignin being combusted for …