Biomass production for bioenergy using marginal lands

MA Mehmood, M Ibrahim, U Rashid, M Nawaz… - Sustainable Production …, 2017 - Elsevier
Increasing global energy demands are leading towards the production of bio-alcohols from
food crops, subsequently posing detrimental consequences in terms of food insecurity …

Principal factors affecting the yield of dilute acid pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass: a critical review

J du Pasquier, G Paës, P Perré - Bioresource Technology, 2023 - Elsevier
This review provides a critical analysis of the state of the art of dilute acid pretreatment
applied to lignocellulosic biomass. Data from 63 publications were extracted and analysed …

Pitfalls in the 3, 5-dinitrosalicylic acid (DNS) assay for the reducing sugars: Interference of furfural and 5-hydroxymethylfurfural

NN Deshavath, G Mukherjee, VV Goud… - International journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Transformation of renewable biomass into value-added chemicals and biofuels has evolved
to be a vital field of research in recent years. Accurate estimation of reducing sugars post …

Tween-80 is effective for enhancing steam-exploded biomass enzymatic saccharification and ethanol production by specifically lessening cellulase absorption with …

W Jin, L Chen, M Hu, D Sun, A Li, Y Li, Z Hu, S Zhou… - Applied Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, eight physical and chemical pretreatments were compared in terms of their
enhancements on biomass enzymatic saccharification in reed. Despite 8% NaOH …

Eco-friendly dry chemo-mechanical pretreatments of lignocellulosic biomass: Impact on energy and yield of the enzymatic hydrolysis

A Barakat, S Chuetor, F Monlau, A Solhy, X Rouau - Applied Energy, 2014 - Elsevier
In this study, we developed an eco-friendly dry alkaline chemomechanical pretreatment of
wheat straw without production of waste and liquid fractions with objective to save energy …

Availability of four energy crops assessing by the enzymatic hydrolysis and structural features of lignin before and after hydrothermal treatment

HY Li, B Wang, JL Wen, XF Cao, SN Sun… - Energy Conversion and …, 2018 - Elsevier
The anatomical characteristics, chemical composition, enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency and
lignin characteristics of four energy crops (switchgrass, Miscanthus× giganteus, Hybrid …

Bioethanol production from mandarin (Citrus unshiu) peel waste using popping pretreatment

IS Choi, JH Kim, SG Wi, KH Kim, HJ Bae - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
In this study, we designed a biomass popping pretreatment, system using a fired burner and
a horizontal cylinder rotating on an axis, to produce ethanol from mandarin (Citrus unshiu) …

Feasibility of rice straw as alternate substrate for biobutanol production

A Ranjan, S Khanna, VS Moholkar - Applied energy, 2013 - Elsevier
Biobutanol has recently emerged as a potential alternate liquid fuel for gasoline and diesel.
In this work, we have studied clostridial fermentation of stress assisted-acid hydrolyzed rice …

Solubilization of hemicellulose and fermentable sugars from bagasse, stalks, and leaves of sweet sorghum

RP Martins, AA Schmatz, LA de Freita… - Industrial Crops and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Sweet sorghum is alternative biomass for ethanol and value-added molecules production
due to its large production of juice and bagasse. The present study used sweet sorghum …

Lignocellulosic biomass from agro‐industrial residues in South America: current developments and perspectives

AI Magalhães Jr, JC de Carvalho… - Biofuels, Bioproducts …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
South America is a pivotal supplier of agricultural commodities for a growing world
population. This large‐scale production generates a substantial amount of lignocellulosic …