Recalcitrant nature of lignocellulosic biomass is a major hurdle in the holistic utilization of
cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin in biorefinery operations. Pretreatment of lignocellulosic …

Deep eutectic solvent (DES) has been considered as a novel green solvent for
lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. The efficiency of DES pretreatment is affected by the …

Microwave-assisted guanidine hydrochloride deep eutectic solvents (DESs) was developed
for rapid and efficient pretreatment of castor stalk. The DES synthesized with guanidine …

Lignin is a highly abundant biopolymer with a complex polyphenolic structure, making it a
potential source of aromatic precursors, polymers, and energy. However, its thermal stability …

Pretreatment is the crucial step in the biorefinery process for the bioconversion of
lignocellulosic biomass to value-added products. Among various chemical pretreatment …

Lignin removal in lignocellulosic biomass is an important step to obtain efficient fermentable
sugars production during enzymatic hydrolysis. Likewise, interest has emerged in the past …

The lignin extracted from biomass acts as a renewable energy source with a vast range of
value-added applications. Aprotic ionic liquid pyridinium formate [PyFor] has been …

Global demand for renewable and sustainable energy fostered the considerable
development of biomass-to-ethanol valorization strategies. Thermochemical pretreatment …

Pretreatment of microalgal biomass is essential for the maximal recovery of biofuel
precursors packed inside the complex microalgal cell wall. In the present work, microwaves …

Due to growing concerns about the environment, climate change, and increasingly scarce
natural resources, efforts have recently been made to produce chemicals and materials from …