Transformation of pulp and paper mill sludge (PPMS) into a glucose-rich hydrolysate using green chemistry: Assessing pretreatment methods for enhanced hydrolysis

JE Naicker, R Govinden, P Lekha, B Sithole - Journal of Environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Pulp and paper mill sludge is a waste stream derived from the pulp and paper making
industry, comprised of organic and inorganic material in the form of cellulose, hemicellulose …

Characterization of paper mill sludge as a renewable feedstock for sustainable hydrogen and biofuels production

M Tawalbeh, AS Rajangam, T Salameh… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Paper and pulp mills generate substantial quantities of cellulose-rich sludge materials that
are disposed in landfills at a large scale. For sustainability purposes, sludge materials can …

Integrated biorefinery approach to utilization of pulp and paper mill sludge for value-added products

VP Zambare, LP Christopher - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2020 - Elsevier
The objective of this work was to examine opportunities for reducing the overall cost of
lignocellulose hydrolysis to fermentable sugars. Primary sludge (PS), a negative cost …

Unlock the compact structure of lignocellulosic biomass by mild ball milling for ethylene glycol production

J Pang, M Zheng, X Li, J Sebastian… - ACS Sustainable …, 2018 - ACS Publications
Ball milling pretreatment was found to be an efficient method to promote the catalytic
conversion of lignocellulosic biomass to ethylene glycol (EG). After 3–6 h ball milling of …

Energy saving in the process of bioethanol production from renewable paper mill sludge

T Salameh, M Tawalbeh, M Al-Shannag, M Saidan… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Paper mill sludge (PMS) can be efficiently utilized to produce fuels and chemicals. However,
wastewater is usually generated during the de-ashing step of the PMS for fibrous materials …

Experimental assessment and validation of quantification methods for cellulose content in municipal wastewater and sludge

M Gupta, D Ho, D Santoro, E Torfs, J Doucet… - … Science and Pollution …, 2018 - Springer
Cellulose, mostly in the form of toilet paper, forms a major component of the particulates in
raw municipal wastewater, which could lead to significant consequences due to the potential …

Techno‐economic analysis and a novel assessment technique of paper mill sludge conversion to bioethanol toward sustainable energy production

M Alkasrawi, AS Rajangam, M Tawalbeh… - … Journal of Energy …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
A novel bioprocess design to convert paper mill sludge (PMS) to biofuels is proposed in this
work. The design utilizes cellulosic fiber recovered from the PMS via optimized de‐ashing …

Nanocellulose production from recycled paper mill sludge using ozonation pretreatment followed by recyclable maleic acid hydrolysis

R Peretz, E Sterenzon, Y Gerchman, VK Vadivel… - Carbohydrate …, 2019 - Elsevier
Nanocellulose (NC) have garnered much interest worldwide due to its physical and
chemical properties. Nanocellulose is produced from biomass materials by bleaching …

A novel technique of paper mill sludge conversion to bioethanol toward sustainable energy production: Effect of fiber recovery on the saccharification hydrolysis and …

M Alkasrawi, A Al-Othman, M Tawalbeh, S Doncan… - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
A new process for the production of bioethanol from paper mill sludge (PMS) is described in
this work. PMS biomass feedstock was processed via the simultaneous saccharification and …

[PDF][PDF] Production of multiple biofuels from whole Camelina material: a renewable energy crop

BT Mohammad, M Al-Shannag, M Alnaief, L Singh… - …, 2018 - academia.edu
Camelina sativa is a cool-season oil seed crop that has been proven to produce various
biofuels. The present study investigated the technical possibilities of using whole camelina …