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Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery

Issue 3/2024

Content (100 Articles)

Review Article

Recent developments in synthesizing biolubricants — a review

Elena Barbera, Kyoko Hirayama, Randy L. Maglinao, Ryan W. Davis, Sandeep Kumar

Open Access Review Article

Valorization of landscape management grass

Lina Maja Marie Krenz, Daniel Pleissner

Open Access Review Article

Chelated amino acids: biomass sources, preparation, properties, and biological activities

Rania H. Jacob, Adel S. Afify, Sanaa M. Shanab, Emad A. Shalaby

Review Article

Prospect of yeast probiotic inclusion enhances livestock feeds utilization and performance: an overview

Mona M. M. Elghandour, Salma H. Abu Hafsa, John W. Cone, Abdelfattah Z. M. Salem, Uchenna Y. Anele, Yazmin Alcala-Canto

Review Article

Carbon-based heterogeneous catalysts for conversion of cellulose and cellulosic feedstock

Preeti Kashyap, Shaifali Bhardwaj, Venkata Pramod Chodimella, Anil Kumar Sinha

Review Article

Biotechnological advances in biomass pretreatment for bio-renewable production through nanotechnological intervention

Heena Chandel, Prateek Kumar, Anuj K. Chandel, Madan L. Verma

Review Article

2G-biofuel ethanol: an overview of crucial operations, advances and limitations

Natalia Kordala, Marcin Walter, Bartosz Brzozowski, Małgorzata Lewandowska

Review Article

Biochemical conversion of CO2 in fuels and chemicals: status, innovation, and industrial aspects

Rishi Gupta, Archana Mishra, Yeruva Thirupathaiah, Anuj Kumar Chandel

Review Article

Ligninolytic and cellulolytic enzymes — biocatalysts for green agenda

Emmanuel Sunday Okeke, Arinze Linus Ezugwu, Emeka Godwin Anaduaka, Mida Habila Mayel, Tobechukwu Christian Ezike, Emmanuel Chekwube Ossai

Review Article

Biotechnological valorization of lignocellulosic residues from the oil palm industry: status and perspectives

Ruben Dario Romero Pelaez, Marcos Enê Chaves Oliveira, Robert Neil Gerard Miller, Joao Ricardo Moreira de Almeida, Félix Gonçalves de Siqueira

Review Article

A review on photocatalytic hydrogen production potential from paper and pulp industry wastewater

Aashish Moses, Janaki Komandur, Dileep Maarisetty, Priyabrat Mohapatra, Saroj Sundar Baral

Review Article

A paradigm shift towards production of sustainable bioenergy and advanced products from Cannabis/hemp biomass in Canada

Kamalpreet Kaur Brar, Yashika Raheja, Bhupinder Singh Chadha, Sara Magdouli, Satinder Kaur Brar, Yung-Hun Yang, Shashi Kant Bhatia, Ahmed Koubaa

Review Article

An overview of lignin pathways of valorization: from isolation to refining and conversion into value-added products

M. Margarida Martins, Florbela Carvalheiro, Francisco Gírio

Original Article

Optimizing formulation of green tea extract-loaded chitosan nanogel

Prasanna Kumar Desu, Bisheswar Karmakar, Vanitha Kondi, Onkar Nath Tiwari, Gopinath Halder

Original Article

Research on the preparations and properties of fertilizer recycling from biomass ash, slags, and waste acid liquid from desulfurization and denitrification process of flue gas

Ziqian Wang, Yongfeng Qi, Meiting Wang, Chuanling Zhang, Huawei Wang, Lingzhi Zhao, Xiang Chen, Jiang Wu, Yan Li

Original Article

Understanding the effect of low-concentrated protic ionic liquids (PILs) on coconut (Cocos nucifera) residues

Marttin Paulraj Gundupalli, Kulsum Bano, Tarun Kanti Panda, Malinee Sriariyanun, Debraj Bhattacharyya

Original Article

A meta-analysis to estimate the potential of biochar in improving nitrogen fixation and plant biomass of legumes

Salar Farhangi-Abriz, Kazem Ghassemi-Golezani, Shahram Torabian, Ruijun Qin

Open Access Original Article

Identification and quantification of valuable platform chemicals in aqueous product streams from a preliminary study of a large pilot-scale steam explosion of woody biomass using quantitative nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy

Solmaz Ghoreishi, Camilla Løhre, Dag Helge Hermundsgård, Joakim Lindgaard Molnes, Mihaela Tanase-Opedal, Rune Brusletto, Tanja Barth

Original Article

Continuous bioreactor bioprocess using immobilized Spathaspora passalidarum to convert hydrolysates of oat and soybean hulls into ethanol

Paulo Roberto Dall Cortivo, Lilian Raquel Hickert, Carlos Augusto Rosa, Marco Antônio Záchia Ayub

Original Article

Adsorption and interaction studies of methylene blue dye onto agar-carboxymethylcellulose-silver nanocomposite in aqueous media

Sahar I. Mostafa, Mohamed A. Ali, Noha A. El-Wassefy, Eman M. Saad, Mervat H. Hussein

Original Article

Preparation of cellulose-PVA blended hydrogels for wound healing applications with controlled release of the antibacterial drug: an in vitro anticancer activity

P. Sankarganesh, V. Parthasarathy, A. Ganesh Kumar, S. Ragu, M. Saraniya, N. Udayakumari, R. Anbarasan

Original Article

Optimization of γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) production by Lactobacillus spp. from agro-food waste

Fereshteh Falah, Alireza Vasiee, Farideh Tabatabaei-Yazdi, Samira Moradi, Sahar Sabahi

Original Article

Hydrogen iron oxide from an Acinetobacter strain exhibiting intrinsic peroxidase-like activity and its catalytic mechanism and applications

Adam Yacoub Abagana, Min Zhao, Mohammad Y. Alshahrani, Khalil Ur Rehman, Shahla Andleeb, Jueyu Wang, Syed Mohsin Bukhari

Original Article

Efficient utilization of melon peels to produce ethanol: a step toward sustainable waste management

Asma Chaudhary, Irshad Hussain, Qurat-ul-Ain Ahmad, Zawar Hussain, Afia Muhammad Akram, Ali Hussain

Original Article

Synthesis of flower-like and hexagonal PbWO4 nanostructures via the co-precipitation method and study of their photocatalytic activity in the degradation of rhodamine B

Sajad Ayni, Mohammad Sabet, Makarim A. Mahdi, Waleed K. Abdulsahib, Ali M. Taher, Nazanin Zareie, Masoud Salavati-Niasari

Original Article

Combustion characteristics and kinetic analysis for pyrolysis char of torrefied pretreament from camellia shell

Riying Qi, Aihua Xiang, Mingfeng Wang, Enchen Jiang, Ziwei Li, Haobin Xiao, Xiongquan Tan

Original Article

Biobased carbon for effective removal of rhodamine B and Cr(VI) from aqueous solution: kinetic, isotherm and thermodynamic study

Pramod Kumbhar, Suryakant Patil, Dattatray Narale, Ashish Sartape, Chitra Jambhale, Jin-Hyeok Kim, Sanjay Kolekar

Original Article

Comparison and toxicity assessment of co-composting process by pistachio wastes and date-palm straw combined with municipal sewage sludge

Habibe Jafariniya Parizi, Mehdi Mokhtari, Hadi Eslami, Farzan Madadizadeh, Mahrokh Jalili, Mohammad Mobini, Abdolreza Nassab Hosseini, Ali Asghar Ebrahimi

Open Access Original Article

Fractionation of sugar beet pulp polysaccharides into component sugars and pre-feasibility analysis for further valorisation

Sara Jonsdottir Glaser, Omar Y. Abdelaziz, Corentin Demoitié, Mats Galbe, Sang-Hyun Pyo, John P. Jensen, Rajni Hatti-Kaul

Original Article

Mechanical, thermal, and fatigue behavior of aloe vera fiber/pistachio shell powder toughened epoxy resin composite

Suganya G, Senthil kumar S, Jayabalakrishnan D, Somasundaram S, Bhaskar K, Sendilvelan S

Open Access Original Article

Humic acid and nano-zeolite NaX as low cost and eco-friendly adsorbents for removal of Pb (II) and Cd (II) from water: characterization, kinetics, isotherms and thermodynamic studies

Mamdouh S. Masoud, Alyaa A. Zidan, Gehan M. El Zokm, Rehab M. I. Elsamra, Mohamed A. Okbah

Original Article

Microwave-assisted torrefaction of biomass Kappaphycus alvarezii–based biochar and magnetic biochar for removal of hexavalent chromium [Cr(VI)] from aqueous solution

Kasivelu Govindaraju, Ravikrishnan Vinu, Ribhu Gautam, Raguraman Vasantharaja, Meiyyappan Niranjan, Indhirajith Sundar

Original Article

Characterization and adsorption capacity of four low-cost adsorbents based on coconut, almond, walnut, and peanut shells for copper removal

Abderrahim Kali, Abdelouahed Amar, Ilyasse Loulidi, Maria Jabri, Chaimaa Hadey, Hassane Lgaz, Awad A. Alrashdi, Fatima Boukhlifi

Original Article

Effect of operating parameters for CO2 capture from syngas of supercritical water gasification using K2CO3/γ-Al2O3 composite adsorbent

Mi Yan, Yan Zhang, Qun Huan, Yucai Song, Xuanyou Zhou, Haryo Wibowo, Caimeng Yu

Original Article

Methane production from lignocellulosic biomass using hydrothermal pretreatment

Joyce da Cruz Ferraz Dutra, Marcele Fonseca Passos, Érika Rabello Moretti, Luis Adriano Santos do Nascimento, Ariovaldo José da Silva, Tales Fernando da Silva, Rosa Helena Aguiar, Luciano dos Santos Rodrigues, Gustavo Mockaitis

Original Article

Investigation of the adsorption performance of cationic and anionic dyes using hydrochared waste human hair

Zelal Isik, Mohammed Saleh, Islem M’barek, Erdal Yabalak, Nadir Dizge, Balakrishnan Deepanraj

Original Article

Açaí waste valorization via mannose and polyphenols production: techno-economic and environmental assessment

Fernanda Thimoteo Azevedo Jorge, Ayla Sant’Ana da Silva, George Victor Brigagão

Original Article

Development of self-sustainable pyrolysis system to produce porous biochar from palm kernel shell

Mohammad Shahril Osman, Desmond Shin Kiing Ting, Kah Yein Cheong, Peter Nai Yuh Yek

Original Article

Biogenic synthesis of Bi2O3 nanoparticles using Cassia fistula plant pod extract for the effective degradation of organic dyes in aqueous medium

Parmeshwar Lal Meena, Ajay Kumar Surela, Krishna Poswal, Jitendra Kumar Saini, Lata Kumari Chhachhia

Original Article

High-efficiency one-step microwave method for high-performance biomass-based hierarchical porous carbon

Fangping Wang, Yuchi Jiang, Fenghua Zheng, Juantao Jiang, Yingtao Luo, Kaibin Chen, Jianjun Liu, Youguo Huang, Qingyu Li, Hongqiang Wang

Open Access Original Article

Isolated essential oils as antifungal compounds for organic materials

Ayman S. Taha, Wael A. A. Abo-Elgat, Yahia G. D. Fares, Mohamed Z. M. Salem

Open Access Correction

Correction to: Isolated essential oils as antifungal compounds for organic materials

Ayman S. Taha, Wael A. A. Abo-Elgat, Yahia G. D. Fares, Mohamed Z. M. Salem

Original Article

Effect of alkaline combined with ultrasonic pretreatment to enhance enzymatic saccharification of sugar cane bagasse and Enset fiber (Ensete ventricosum)

Yalew Woldeamanuel Sitotaw, Nigus G. Habtu, Abaynesh Yihdego Gebreyohannes, Tom Van Gerven

Original Article

Experimental and theoretical studies on the conversion of biomass pyrolysis tar under the effect of steam

Feng Tang, Yuqi Jin, Yong Chi, Jiayu Ma, Zhongxu Zhu, Siyu Chen

Original Article

Synthesis of non-cytotoxic Co3O4 nanocatalysts for thermocatalytic methane decomposition by resource recovery

Sheeza Mughal, Hafiz Ali Haider Sehole, Asad Mumtaz, Muhammad Bilal Khan Niazi, Fazal Adnan, Hongbo Zhao, Hussnain A. Janjua

Original Article

Pyrolysis of grape bagasse to produce char for Cu(II) adsorption: a circular economy perspective

Caroline M. S. da Silva, Kátia da Boit Martinello, Sabrina F. Lütke, Marcelo Godinho, Daniele Perondi, Luis F. O. Silva, Guilherme L. Dotto

Original Article

Deinking of old newsprint (ONP) pulp with an engineered laccase: a greener approach for paper recycling

Sanjeev Balda, Aarjoo Sharma, Naveen Gupta, Neena Capalash, Prince Sharma

Original Article

Improvement of combustible characteristics of Paulownia leaves via hydrothermal carbonization

Marija Koprivica, Jelena Petrović, Marija Ercegović, Marija Simić, Jelena Milojković, Tatjana Šoštarić, Jelena Dimitrijević

Original Article

Experimental analysis on drilling of super duplex stainless steel 2507 (SDSS 2507) using cryogenic LCO2 and MQL process

T. Kanagaraju, L. Ganesh Babu, V. M. Madhavan, V. Sivaraman, B. Gowthaman, K. Arul, A. Thanikasalam

Original Article

Optimization of anaerobic co-digestion of fruit and vegetable waste with animal manure feedstocks using mixture design

Najoua Mlaik, Sami Sayadi, Mohamed Ali Masmoudi, Dorsaf Yaacoubi, Salim Loukil, Sonia Khoufi

Original Article

Novel Spinifex littoreus fibre and sugarcane biosilica on mechanical, wear, time dependent and water absorption behaviour of epoxy structural composite

J. Suresh Babu, V. S. S.Murthy, U. Pradeep Kumar, V. Sathiyamoorthy, A. Saravanakumar

Original Article

Maize bran as a potential substrate for production of β-glucosidase

Tejal A. Mule, Sneha S. Sawant, Annamma A. Odaneth

Original Article

Thermal behaviors and kinetics for cellulose pyrolysis using CexZr1−x-T catalysts

Huiyu Liu, Jun Zhang, Jing Gu, Haoran Yuan, Yong Chen

Original Article

Facile and sustainable modification for improving the adsorption ability of sugarcane bagasse towards cationic organic pollutants

Pengcheng Luan, Jianming Liao, Li Chen, Yishan Kuang, Xi Zhang, Yuxiang Zhang, Yikui Zhu, Yonghong Dai, Lihuan Mo, Jun Li

Original Article

Catalytic hydrothermal liquefaction of alkali lignin at low temperature: Effect of acid and base catalysts on phenolic monomers production

Bijoy Biswas, Avnish Kumar, Komal Saini, Shivam Rawat, Ramandeep Kaur, Bhavya B. Krishna, Thallada Bhaskar

Original Article

Co-gasification of biomass and polyethylene: a simulation study by considering tar formation

Ye Tian, Zhiyuan Luo, Dong He, Yu Yang, Shimang Liang, Wentao Liu, Liang Yuan

Original Article

Prodigiosin production and recovery from Serratia marcescens: process development and cost–benefit analysis

Tania Paul, Abhijit Mondal, Tarun Kanti Bandyopadhyay, Biswanath Bhunia

Original Article

Physicochemical and biological properties of chitosan derivatives with varying molecular weight produced by chemical depolymerization

Sawsan Affes, Inmaculada Aranaz, Niuris Acosta, Ángeles Heras, Moncef Nasri, Hana Maalej

Original Article

Efficient removal of organic dyes by Cr-doped ZnO nanoparticles

Lotfi Khezami, Mohamed Ali Ben Aissa, Abueliz Modwi, Ahlem Guesmi, Faisal K. Algethami, Mohamed Bououdina

Original Article

Eco-technological method for carbon dioxide biosorption and molecular mechanism of the RuBisCO enzyme from unicellular microalga Chlorella vulgaris RDS03: a synergistic approach

Silambarasan Tamil Selvan, Ravikumar Chandrasekaran, Sanjivkumar Muthusamy, Sendilkumar Balasundaram, Dhandapani Ramamurthy

Original Article

New reactions of betulin with sulfamic acid and ammonium sulfamate in the presence of solid catalysts

Aleksandr S. Kazachenko, Natalya Yu. Vasilieva, Olga Yu. Fetisova, Valentine V. Sychev, Evgeniy V. Elsuf’ev, Yuriy N. Malyar, Noureddine Issaoui, Angelina V. Miroshnikova, Valentina S. Borovkova, Anna S. Kazachenko, Yaroslava D. Berezhnaya, Andrey M. Skripnikov, Dmitry V. Zimonin, Vladislav A. Ionin

Original Article

Gel-entrapped biomass of Lactarius salmonicolor for the effective treatment of aquatic Co2+ and Mn2+ pollution

Fatih Sayin, Sibel Tunali Akar, Dilek Tunc, Tamer Akar

Original Article

ANN/GA-ANN modeling study on operating parameter prediction for waste-to-energy plant

Baogang Bai, Yuhe Bai, Guoqing Wang, Xiaoyu Bao, Huijie Wang

Original Article

Furfurylation as a post-treatment for thermally-treated wood

Andrey Pereira Acosta, Rafael Beltrame, André Luiz Missio, Sandro Amico, Rafael de Avila Delucis, Darci Alberto Gatto

Original Article

Hydrogenation of biomass derived furfural using Ru-Ni-Mg–Al-hydrotalcite material

A. Sreenavya, V. Ganesh, N. J. Venkatesha, A. Sakthivel

Original Article

Removal of Cr(VI) by iron nanoparticles synthesized by a novel green method using Yali pear peels extracts: optimization, reactivity, and mechanism

Kun Rong, Jinye Wang, Xueping Li, Zaiwang Zhang, ·Qian Yang, ·Changqing Shan, Tao Wu, Juanjuan Liu