Macroalgae have been increasingly valorized in many applications due to their diverse biochemical composition and sustainable resource utilization. However, their residues are still undervalued even though they remain unexhausted and retain a broad spectrum of nutrients and molecules likely to be used in crop production as plant biostimulants and a...
This study was carried out to investigate the continuous aqueous pretreatment of sugarcane bagasse (SCB) through twin-screw extrusion for a new integrated full valorization, where the solid residue (extrudate) was used for the production of bio-based materials by thermocompression and the filtrate for the production of high-value-added molecules. T...
Babassu (Orbignya phalerata) is a valuable oleaginous fruit in Brazil’s economy. After processing to extract oil, large quantities of residual mesocarp are generated. Typically, this by-product finds reuse as an additive in animal feed or is sold as flour for human consumption. However, there is a pressing need for innovative approaches to valorize...
Published in Bioresource technology
Utilizing lignocellulosic biomass wastes to produce bioproducts is essential to address the reliance on depleting fossil fuels. However, lignin is often treated as a low-value-added component in lignocellulosic wastes. Valorization of lignin into value-added products is crucial to improve the economic competitiveness of lignocellulosic biorefinery....
Published in Biotechnology for Biofuels and Bioproducts
The difficulty of degrading lignin is the main factor limiting the high-value conversion process of lignocellulosic biomass. The biodegradation of lignin has attracted much attention because of its strong environmental friendliness, but it still faces some dilemmas such as slow degradation rate and poor adaptability. The microbial consortia with hi...
Published in Bioresource technology
Demonstrated to be highly effective for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment, deep eutectic solvent (DES) has attracted increasing attention owing to its advantages of simple synthesis, relatively low chemical cost, and better biocompatibility as compared to certain ionic liquids. Here we provide a critical review of the status of the design/select...
Published in Preparative biochemistry & biotechnology
Biomass pretreatment incurs 40% of the overall cost of biorefinery operations. The usage of mushroom cultivation as a pretreatment/delignification technique, and bio-ethanol production from spent mushroom substrates, after subsequent pretreatment, saccharification and fermentation processes, have been reported earlier. However, the present pilot-sc...
Published in Biomass conversion and biorefinery
Globally, the fossil fuel reserves are depleting rapidly and the escalating fuel prices as well as plethora of the pollutants released from the emission of burning fossil fuels cause global warming that massively disturb the ecological balance. Moreover, the unnecessary utilization of non-renewable energy sources is a genuine hazard to nature and e...
The contents of ash and chlorine, and the heating value are important factors for the utilization of biomass. In this work, the washing of corn straw with water for de-ash, de-chlorination, and increase of the heating value was investigated. Before washing, the corn straw was ground to powders and fractionated into different particle sizes. The par...
The contents of ash and chlorine, and the heating value are important factors for the utilization of biomass. In this work, the washing of corn straw with water for de-ash, de-chlorination, and increase of the heating value was investigated. Before washing, the corn straw was ground to powders and fractionated into different particle sizes. The par...
