An overview of green processes and technologies, biobased chemicals and products for industrial applications

SO Ramchuran, F O'Brien, N Dube… - Current Opinion in Green …, 2023 - Elsevier
Recently, there has been a paradigm shift towards 'greener'processes/products, with
emphasis being placed on sustainability. The traditional manufacturing processes require re …

Sustainable processing of algal biomass for a comprehensive biorefinery

MU Javed, H Mukhtar, MT Hayat, U Rashid… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Nearly 15 billion metric tons of fossil fuels are consumed each year all over the world
resulting in the depletion of non-renewable energy resources day by day therefore in the …

[HTML][HTML] Towards the development of efficient, economic and environmentally friendly downstream processing for bio-based succinic acid

W Dessie, X Luo, GJ Duns, M Wang, Z Qin - Environmental Technology & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Succinic acid (SA) is among the top value-added platform chemicals that can be produced
from renewable resources including organic wastes via microbial fermentation. Extensive …

The Impact of Renewable Electricity Output on Sustainability in the Context of Circular Economy: A Global Perspective

L Laureti, A Massaro, A Costantiello, A Leogrande - Sustainability, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this article, we investigate the impact of “Renewable Electricity Output” on the green
economy in the context of the circular economy for 193 countries in the period 2011–2020 …

Lignocellulosic biomass-derived nanocellulose crystals as fillers in membranes for water and wastewater treatment: a review

OO Sadare, KO Yoro, K Moothi, MO Daramola - Membranes, 2022 - mdpi.com
The improvement of membrane applications for wastewater treatment has been a focal point
of research in recent times, with a wide variety of efforts being made to enhance the …

Blended polysulfone/polyethersulfone (PSF/PES) membrane with enhanced antifouling property for separation of succinate from organic acids from fermentation broth

OO Sadare, MO Daramola - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Biofouling is a serious challenge in the separation of succinic acid from fermentation broth
because of its complex mixture containing substantial amount of dissociated and …

Parametric optimization of the production of cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) from South African corncobs via an empirical modelling approach

OO Sadare, N Mabunda, UM Ikegwu, MK Keitemoge… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this study, cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) were obtained from South African corncobs
using an acid hydrolysis process. The delignification of corncobs was carried out by using …

The application of cellulose acetate membranes for separation of fermentation broths by the reverse osmosis: A feasibility study

W Tomczak, M Gryta - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Recently, there has been a special research focus on the bioconversion of glycerol to 1, 3-
propanediol (1, 3-PD) due to its significance in the chemical industry. However, the …

Succinic Acid Production from Oil Palm Biomass: A Prospective Plastic Pollution Solution

HB Hariz, SAS Zaidi, AAI Luthfi, NA Bukhari, MS Sajab… - Fermentation, 2023 - mdpi.com
Plastic pollution has placed a significant emphasis on the need for synthesising bioplastics,
such as polybutylene succinate (PBS), which is derived from succinic acid. Furthermore …

[HTML][HTML] Bio-succinic acid production, up to pilot scale, by fermentation of industrial candy waste with Actinobacillus succinogenes 130Z and its downstream …

AA Lithourgidis, TA Kotsopoulos, SD Kalamaras… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nowadays, the global community faces a worldwide challenge concerning the minimization
of carbon emissions. Significant efforts are being conducted to apply environmental-friendly …