Renewable chemicals produced from sustainable sources, such as lignocellulosic biomass,
are gaining significance as viable alternatives for chemicals conventionally produced from …

The biorefinery design has attracted interest from the industry and scientific community due
to its main role in a future transition to a sustainable bioeconomy. This paper provides a …

The design of efficient energy systems, through the development of new technologies and
the improvement of current ones, requires the use of rigorous process synthesis methods for …

The pulp and paper industry faces several challenges linked to climate and environmental
impact, resource efficiency, rising energy prices, increased competition for biomass …

A biorefinery is an efficient approach to generate multiple bio-products from biomass. With
the increasing demand for bioenergy and bio-products, biorefineries are essential industrial …

Lignocellulosic biomass has been emerging as a biorefinery precursor for variety of biofuels,
platform chemicals and biomaterials because of its specific surface morphology, exceptional …

Integration of the biorefinery concept to the existing Kraft-pulping process is undertaken to
achieve a more sustainable development. This paper aims at developing a novel biorefinery …

Given the production increase of biodiesel, wise management via the fermentation of
glycerol into platform chemicals such as propionic acid could be undertaken to avoid the …

In this review paper, a brief overview of the increasing applicability of Process Systems
Engineering (PSE) tools in two research areas, which are the design of ionic liquids and the …

Over the last decade, the utilization of nanocellulose for novel applications has positioned
this renewable source as a promising alternative substitution for petroleum-based materials …