Technical lignin and its potential modification routes: A mini-review

AE Kazzaz, P Fatehi - Industrial Crops and Products, 2020 - Elsevier
Currently, the majority of chemicals are derived from petroleum-based feedstocks. In recent
years, the valorization of lignin as feedstock for the production of alternative chemicals has …

Augmented digestion of lignocellulose by steam explosion, acid and alkaline pretreatment methods: a review

J Singh, M Suhag, A Dhaka - Carbohydrate polymers, 2015 - Elsevier
Lignocellulosic materials can be explored as one of the sustainable substrates for
bioethanol production through microbial intervention as they are abundant, cheap and …

Bioethanol from macroalgae: Prospects and challenges

TV Ramachandra, D Hebbale - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2020 - Elsevier
Burgeoning dependence on fossil fuels for transport and industrial sectors has been posing
challenges such as depletion of fossil fuel reserves, enhanced greenhouse gas (GHG) …

Synthesis of carboxymethyl cellulose from waste of cotton ginning industry

N Haleem, M Arshad, M Shahid, MA Tahir - Carbohydrate polymers, 2014 - Elsevier
The aim of present work was to isolate cellulose from cotton gin waste (CGW) and synthesis
of carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) from it. Scoured and bleached CGW was used to …

Lignocellulosic ethanol production from cotton stalk: An overview on pretreatment, saccharification and fermentation methods for improved bioconversion process

PK Keshav, C Banoth, SN Kethavath… - Biomass Conversion and …, 2021 - Springer
Cotton stalk is the most widely generated agricultural residue with lower economic
importance, and can be employed as a feedstock in lignocellulosic biorefinery for the …

Experimental investigation of torrefaction of two agricultural wastes of different composition using RSM (response surface methodology)

H Nam, S Capareda - Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
A torrefaction study using RS (rice straw) and CS (cotton stalk) was carried out to better
understand the effects of the process conditions and the different compositions of biomass …

Delignification of the cotton stalk and ginning mill waste via EnZolv pretreatment and optimization of process parameters using response surface methodology (RSM)

S Subramaniam, K Karunanandham, ASM Raja… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
The present study aimed to add value to cotton waste biomass using a more eco-friendly
process, EnZolv which delignifies cotton stalk and cotton ginning mill waste. A maximum …

Bioethanol production from cotton stalk: a comparative study of various pretreatments

M Wang, D Zhou, Y Wang, S Wei, W Yang, M Kuang… - Fuel, 2016 - Elsevier
Cotton stalk (CS) is a potential biomass for bioethanol production, but the direct conversion
without pretreatment always results in an extremely low yield because of the recalcitrant …

Transforming textile wastes into biobased building blocks via enzymatic hydrolysis: a review of key challenges and opportunities

RE Vera, F Zambrano, A Suarez, A Pifano… - Cleaner and Circular …, 2022 - Elsevier
Textile waste generation in the United States represents approximately 17 million tons per
year, constituting a serious environmental problem. Solutions to this situation have led to …

Enhancing energy production from waste textile by hydrolysis of synthetic parts

E Hasanzadeh, S Mirmohamadsadeghi, K Karimi - Fuel, 2018 - Elsevier
Waste jeans, containing cotton and polyester, are among the widely available sources for
bioenergy production. In this study, the cotton part of waste jean was used for biogas and …