Effects of hydrothermal pretreatment on the dissolution and structural evolution of hemicelluloses and lignin: A review

D Sun, ZW Lv, J Rao, R Tian, SN Sun, F Peng - Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploration of lignocellulosic biomass provides a sustainable and eco-friendly route for
producing liquid fuels, materials, and chemicals. However, direct utilization of …

Engineering aspects of hydrothermal pretreatment: From batch to continuous operation, scale-up and pilot reactor under biorefinery concept

HA Ruiz, M Conrad, SN Sun, A Sanchez… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Different pretreatments strategies have been developed over the years mainly to enhance
enzymatic cellulose degradation. In the new biorefinery era, a more holistic view on …

Ultrastructural change in lignocellulosic biomass during hydrothermal pretreatment

Q Sun, WJ Chen, B Pang, Z Sun, SS Lam, C Sonne… - Bioresource …, 2021 - Elsevier
In recent years, visualization and characterization of lignocellulose at different scales
elucidate the modifications of its ultrastructural and chemical features during hydrothermal …

Sustainability metrics of pretreatment processes in a waste derived lignocellulosic biomass biorefinery

MK Islam, H Wang, S Rehman, C Dong, HY Hsu… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Excessive utilization of fossil fuels has resulted in serious concerns about climate change.
Integrating biorefinery technology to convert waste-derived-lignocellulosic biomass into …

The role of pretreatment in the catalytic valorization of cellulose

Y Liao, BO de Beeck, K Thielemans, T Ennaert… - Molecular …, 2020 - Elsevier
The use of fossil resources with the concerning climate change has pushed the
development of alternative and sustainable feedstocks for energy, chemicals, and materials …

A critical review on the effect of lignin redeposition on biomass in controlling the process of enzymatic hydrolysis

D Haldar, P Dey, AK Patel, CD Dong… - BioEnergy Research, 2022 - Springer
The key factor in lignocellulosic biorefinery is to extract maximum sugars from biomass as
feedstock for the process of fermentation. The major barrier in extracting the sugars is the …

Effect of different washing methods on reducing the inhibition of surface lignin in the tetraethylammonium chloride/oxalic acid-based deep eutectic solvent …

L Yang, L Xu, H Yang, Z Shi, P Zhao, J Yang - Industrial Crops and …, 2022 - Elsevier
During the biomass pretreatment, the formation and repolymerization of lignin droplets on
the surface of cell wall has a negative impact on the cellulose accessibility and enzymatic …

Opportunities and challenges for flow-through hydrothermal pretreatment in advanced biorefineries

X Meng, CG Yoo, Y Pu, AJ Ragauskas - Bioresource technology, 2022 - Elsevier
Hydrothermal pretreatment (HTP) using only water offers great potential to reduce the
overall cost of the bioconversion process. However, traditional HTP performed in a batch …

2-Naphthol modification alleviated the inhibition of ethanol organosolv lignin on enzymatic hydrolysis

K Wang, C Yang, X Xu, C Lai, D Zhang, Q Yong - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
It has been reported that the lignins deposited on surfaces of pretreated biomass directly
affected the enzyme adsorption, thus impeding enzymatic hydrolysis of lignocellulose …

Efficient removal of surface-deposited pseudo-lignin and lignin droplets by isothermal phase separation during hydrolysis

R Wu, X Wang, Y Zhang, Y Fu, M Qin - Bioresource Technology, 2022 - Elsevier
During the traditional autohydrolysis, formation and deposition of “pseudo-lignin” and lignin
droplets on the surface of biomass had a detrimental effect on the subsequent biomass …