Converting agricultural waste biomass into value-added chemicals is attractive. However, a low selectivity for target chemicals hinders practical applications. This study presents a stepwise strategy to convert sugarcane trash (ST) into furfural and levoglucosan with high selectivity. The approach includes citric acid washing to reduce mineral cont...
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Greatly reducing the cellulose crystallinity and lignin content of lignocellulose can substantially improve the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, dramatically reducing the enzyme dosage; however, it is difficult to be simultaneously achieved. A solution was put forward - biomass pretreatment was carried out with the binary system consisted of 1-n-bu...
Greatly reducing the cellulose crystallinity and lignin content of lignocellulose can substantially improve the enzymatic hydrolysis efficiency, dramatically reducing the enzyme dosage; however, it is difficult to be simultaneously achieved. A solution was put forward - biomass pretreatment was carried out with the binary system consisted of 1-n-bu...
In this study, changes in structural and physicochemical properties of pea starch treated with Bacillus-produced α-amylase were determined. The results showed that enzymatically modified pea starch had lower amylose content and granule size but higher branching degree and relative crystallinity. After enzyme hydrolysis, the distribution of A and B1...
A waste-to-protein system that integrates a range of waste-to-protein upgrading technologies has the potential to converge innovations on zero-waste and protein security to ensure a sustainable protein future. We present a global overview of food-safe and feed-safe waste resource potential and technologies to sort and transform such waste streams w...
Significant upsurge in animal by-products such as skin, bones, wool, hides, feathers, and fats has become a global challenge and, if not properly disposed of, can spread contamination and viral diseases. Animal by-products are rich in proteins, which can be used as nutritional, pharmacologically functional ingredients, and biomedical materials. The...
The circular bio-based economy offers great untapped potential for the food industry as possible valuable products and energy can be recovered from food waste. This can promote more sustainable and resilient food systems in Europe in follow-up of the European Commission's Farm to Fork strategy and support the global transition to more sustainable a...
Initial material characteristics were one of the decisive factors affecting the hydrothermal pretreatment of woody biomass with a dense structure. In this study, the effect of initial material particle size on poplar hydrothermal pretreatment and enzymatic hydrolysis was evaluated. The enzymatic hydrolysis yield and the accessibility of the enzymat...
