Small-scale biorefinery from sugarcane bagasse offers new possibilities to the sugar and ethanol industries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility of a small-scale biorefinery for the production of xylitol ...

Cellulosic fractions of Eucalyptus sp. sawdust pulp and of sugarcane bagasse pulp, which had been subjected to hydrothermal and alkaline treatments, were purified by oxidative means (oxygen and ozone, followed by an alkaline ...

Agro- and forest-industrial wastes are abundant and low cost sources of carbohydrates and phenolic compounds, which can be converted into biofuels, biomaterials, and high added-value compounds by different pathways in small ...