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Second-generation bioethanol from industrial wood waste of South American species
(Green Wave Publishing of Canada, 2017-09-01)
There is a global interest in replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy. The present review evaluates the significance of South-American wood industrial wastes for bioethanol production. Four countries have ...
Lignocellulosics as sustainable resources for production of bioplastics : a review
(Elsevier, 2017-09-20)
The bio-based economy requires a sustainable utilization of bioresources for production of a range of products, including pulp, paper, chemicals, biofuel and bioplastics. Currently, various types of bioplastics are produced ...
Techno‐economic assessment of carboxylic acids, furfural, and pellet production in a pine sawdust biorefinery
(John Wiley & Sons, Ltd, 2018-08-19)
Pine sawdust is an important lignocellulosic waste from the primary industrialization of wood, and its valorization using the biorefinery concept could add new value chains to the forest industry. Compared with large‐scale ...
Hydrothermal treatments applied to agro- and forest- industrial waste to produce high added-value compounds
(North Carolina State University. Department of Wood and Paper Science, 2017-01-01)
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 ...
Alternatives of small-scale biorefineries for the integrated production of xylitol from sugarcane bagasse
(Scrivener Publishing LLC, 2018-03-01)
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 ...