Recent developments in lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment with a focus on eco-friendly, non-conventional methods

A Sidana, SK Yadav - Journal of Cleaner Production, 2022 - Elsevier
Recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass is a major hurdle in the holistic utilization of
cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in biorefinery operations. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic …

Valorization of brewers' spent grains: pretreatments and fermentation, a review

S Mitri, SJ Salameh, A Khelfa, E Leonard, RG Maroun… - Fermentation, 2022 - mdpi.com
Brewers' spent grains constitute a valuable byproduct of the beer industry. They are
characterized by a rich nutritional composition consisting of around 70% lignocellulosic …

Recent advancements in the valorization of agro-industrial food waste for the production of nanocellulose

P Nargotra, V Sharma, ML Tsai, SL Hsieh, CD Dong… - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
The rising climate change concerns over the excessive exploitation of non-renewable
sources have necessitated the need for alternative renewable and eco-friendly resources for …

Agro waste as a potential carbon feedstock for poly-3-hydroxy alkanoates production: Commercialization potential and technical hurdles

Z Ding, V Kumar, T Sar, S Harirchi, AM Dregulo… - Bioresource …, 2022 - Elsevier
The enormous production and widespread applications of non-biodegradable plastics lead
to their accumulation and toxicity to animals and humans. The issue can be addressed by …

Brewer's spent grains-based biorefineries: A critical review

NPP Pabbathi, A Velidandi, S Pogula, PK Gandam… - Fuel, 2022 - Elsevier
Barley and wheat were known to be domesticated, since the earliest ages when man took
up agriculture. And the art of preparing fermented drinks from these grains was well …

Recent advances in co-digestion conjugates for anaerobic digestion of food waste

S Shrestha, R Pandey, N Aryal, SP Lohani - Journal of Environmental …, 2023 - Elsevier
Anaerobic digestion (AD) is a biological process that breaks down organic waste materials,
such as food waste (FW) that produces biogas and digestate. The biogas can be utilized as …

Development of consolidated bioprocess for biofuel-ethanol production from ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvent pretreated Parthenium hysterophorus biomass

P Nargotra, V Sharma, S Sharma, N Kapoor… - Biomass Conversion …, 2020 - Springer
A novel consolidated bioprocess was designed for processing of Parthenium hysterophorus
biomass based on ultrasound-assisted deep eutectic solvent (DES) pretreatment followed …

Lignocellulosic residues as supports for enzyme immobilization, and biocatalysts with potential applications

EF Nájera-Martínez, EM Melchor-Martínez… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Growing demand for agricultural production means a higher quantity of residues produced.
The reuse and recycling of agro-industrial wastes reduce worldwide greenhouse emissions …

Efficient bioconversion of sugarcane tops biomass into biofuel-ethanol using an optimized alkali-ionic liquid pretreatment approach

V Sharma, P Nargotra, S Sharma, BK Bajaj - Biomass Conversion and …, 2020 - Springer
Sugarcane tops (SCT) may be an imperative lignocellulosic feedstock for production of
renewable energy in view of ever-rising global energy demands. The current study presents …

Surface ion-imprinted brewer's spent grain with low template loading for selective uranyl ions adsorption from simulated wastewater

Y Su, M Wenzel, M Seifert, JJ Weigand - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2022 - Elsevier
Efficient removal of uranyl ions from wastewater requires excellent selectivity of the
adsorbents. Herein, we report a new strategy using a high monomer/template molar ratio of …