Current perspective on pretreatment technologies using lignocellulosic biomass: An emerging biorefinery concept

B Kumar, N Bhardwaj, K Agrawal, V Chaturvedi… - Fuel processing …, 2020 - Elsevier
A critical factor which controls the socio-economic development of any nation is “energy”.
With depleting fossil fuels, there is a shift in focus to lignocellulosic biorefinery. The review …

Different pretreatment technologies of lignocellulosic biomass for bioethanol production: An overview

S Rezania, B Oryani, J Cho, A Talaiekhozani… - Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Regarding the supply of fossil fuels, greenhouse gasses emission, global warming, and
increasing fuel price; there is a need to find alternative energy resources, which are …

Insight into the recent advances of microwave pretreatment technologies for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into sustainable biofuel

AT Hoang, S Nižetić, HC Ong, M Mofijur, SF Ahmed… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
The utilization of renewable lignocellulosic biomasses for bioenergy synthesis is believed to
facilitate competitive commercialization and realize affordable clean energy sources in the …

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 …

Potential of fat, oil and grease (FOG) for biodiesel production: A critical review on the recent progress and future perspectives

AEF Abomohra, M Elsayed, S Esakkimuthu… - Progress in Energy and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Wastewater discharges from restaurants, kitchens, food processing plants and
slaughterhouses contain high proportion of fat, oil, and grease (FOG). Critical overview on …

A critical review on operating parameters and strategies to improve the biogas yield from anaerobic digestion of organic fraction of municipal solid waste

S Panigrahi, BK Dubey - Renewable Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
With the rising population and affluence, the management of significantly increased quantity
of municipal solid waste is reaching a critical level in almost all regions of the world. The …

Critical overview of biomass feedstocks as sustainable substrates for the production of polyhydroxybutyrate (PHB)

R Sirohi, JP Pandey, VK Gaur, E Gnansounou… - Bioresource …, 2020 - Elsevier
Polyhydroxybutyrates (PHBs) are a class of biopolymers produced by different microbial
species and are biodegradable and biocompatible in nature as opposed to petrochemically …

Enhanced properties of diatomite-based composite phase change materials for thermal energy storage

C Li, M Wang, B Xie, H Ma, J Chen - Renewable Energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Diatomite-based composite phase change materials (PCMs) with enhanced properties were
prepared by vacuum impregnation method for thermal energy storage. Diatomite is used as …

A comprehensive review of the recent development and challenges of a solar-assisted biodigester system

HM Mahmudul, MG Rasul, D Akbar… - Science of The Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
The extensive use of fossil fuels and the environmental effect of their combustion products
have attracted researchers to look into renewable energy sources. In addition, global mass …

Role of hydrothermal pretreatment towards sustainable biorefinery

A Singh, ML Tsai, CW Chen, RR Singhania… - Bioresource …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, the world is experiencing a shift from petroleum refineries to biorefineries due to
fossil fuel depletion and environmental concerns. To achieve sustainable development of …