Energy from renewable resources is central to environmental sustainability. Among the
renewables, sunlight-driven fuel synthesis is a sustainable and economical approach to …

Despite the enormous research efforts in recent years regarding lignin depolymerisation and
functionalisation, few commercial products are available. This review provides a summary …

Biomass waste represents the promising surrogate of fossil fuels for energy recovery and
valorization into value-added products. Among thermochemical conversion techniques of …

Furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural stand out as bridges connecting biomass raw materials
to the biorefinery industry. Their reductive transformations by hydroconversion are key …

Lignin, a major component of lignocellulose, is the largest source of aromatic building blocks
on the planet and harbors great potential to serve as starting material for the production of …

The past decades have seen increasing interest in developing pyrolysis pathways to
produce biofuels and bio-based chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass. Pyrolysis is a key …

Over the past few years, we are witnessing the advent of a revolutionary bioengineering
technology in biochar production and its application in waste treatment and an important …

Lignin-derived bio-oil required upgrades to reduce its oxygen functionalities to produce high
quality liquid fuel that is comparable to those of petroleum source. Hydrodeoxygenation is a …

Increasing global energy demand and concerns of carbon emissions have driven the
utilisation of renewable sources such as biomass. Biomass pyrolysis in the presence of …

Pyrolysis converts lignocellulosic biomass to bio-oil that can be a precursor to fuel and
chemicals for industries. The bio-oil contains high oxygenates fractions that deteriorate the …