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Showing 1 to 20 of 116 for “"Lignocellulosic biomass"”.
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Switchable butadiene sulfone pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass
Biofuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass are a renewable and sustainable alternative to traditional fossil fuel sources. However, the reality of commercial lignocellulosic biofuels depends on feasibly overcoming the recalcitrance of the biomass plant cell wall, which consists of lignin …
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Microwave processing of lignocellulosic biomass for production of fuels
… efficient microwave technology to transform lignocellulosic biomass into solid and liquid fuels suitable for application in coal burning power plants or upgrading into transportation fuels. Current thermochemical biofuel production (e.g. pyrolysis and gasification) suffer many drawbacks such …
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Thermo-Chemical Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Liquid Biofuels
<p>The thermo-chemical conversion of biomass to hydrocarbons has been investigated for decades as an alternative to using petroleum-derived fuels. Equipment and feedstock have improved, but, biomass conversion efficiency and bio-oil quality still remain challenges. This study aims to investigate …
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Catalytic Conversion of Lignocellulosic Biomass to Carboxylic Acids and Derivatives
… economy that is grounded in renewable biomass is driven by concern of climate change and anticipation of dwindling fossil fuel resources. Biofuel is a central theme of the sustainable transition due to the large market demand in the transportation sector. However, transformation of …
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Supercritical water gasification of lignocellulosic biomass materials for hydrogen production
… into five phases. In the phase one, model lignocellulosic biomass comprising of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin were selected as the feedstock for SCWG process optimization. The objective of the study was to optimize the process conditions, propose a detailed reaction pathway for model …
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Deep Eutectic Solvents Synthesis, Characterization and Applications in Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
… optimized to selectively extract lignin from lignocellulosic biomass. The DESs extracted up to 80% of the lignin from PCG and SWG biomass was achieved. The extracted lignin was confirmed by FTIR and 1H NMR spectroscopy studies. A new source of DESs-extracted lignin was produced because the …
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The Termite Digestome: Understanding the Digestive Physiology Involved in Lignocellulosic Biomass Degradation
… biocatalysts that can aid in the degradation of lignocellulosic biomass. Various protein characterization and gene expression methods were used throughout this research in order to accomplish these objectives. The results of this dissertation indicate that: 1) termites and their symbionts act in …
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Nanomaterials from lignocellulosic biomass : tailorable synthesis via surface functionalization and self-assembly mechanisms
This dissertation presents an innovative lignocellulosic biomass-based refinery based on deep eutectic solvents (DESs) and specialized for biomass-based nanomaterials synthesis Particularly, this work has the focus on lignin nanoparticles (LNPs) and lignin-containing cellulose nanofibrils (LCNFs). …
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Optimal yeast strains for the production of fuels and chemicals from lignocellulosic biomass
… must use non-food plants, called cellulosic biomass. Such renewable biomass, however, contains both hexose and pentose sugars, mainly glucose and xylose, which are not efficiently fermented by microbes. Despite numerous efforts for improving xylose fermentation during the last two decades, a …
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Nanofibrillation of lignocellulosic biomass into lignin-containing nanocellulose for 3D printing and antimicrobial applications
… that are not fully removed from original lignocellulosic biomass and thus is regarded a novel nanocomposite material. With lignin and hemicellulose, the physicochemical properties of LNC could be enriched and its potential for high-end applications could be extended. On the other hand, the …
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Engineering robust yeast strains for the conversion of xylose derived from lignocellulosic biomass to xylitol
To achieve a sustainable and economically viable 2G biofuels industry, biorefineries must coproduce high-value, low-volume bioproducts alongside high-volume, low-value cellulosic ethanol. This can be realised with the co-production of the low-calorie sugar substitute, xylitol which has a …
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Genetic, agronomic and compositional characterization of brown midrib sweet sorghum lignocellulosic biomass for ethanol production
… and high stem sugar concentration) and quantity (biomass yield, plant height, plant maturity, etc.) biomass traits are key contributors to ethanol yield and production. In this study, a 236 sorghum recombinant inbred line (RIL) population was subjected to genetic, agronomic and compositional …
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Design and testing of a microbial fuel cell for the conversion of lignocellulosic biomass into electricity
… have attempted the conversion particulate biomass to electricity in an MFC. A single-chamber, air cathode MFC was developed using a solid, lignocellulosic substrate (corncob pellets) as the electron donor. The first trial, using a prototype reactor with a graphite rod anode, ran for 415 …
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Machine learning techniques applied to the production of bioethanol from the characterization of lignocellulosic biomass (Theobroma cacao l.)
En los últimos años, la demanda de combustibles fósiles ha ido en aumento y esto ha generado una escasez en las reservas mundiales lo que limita el crecimiento económico; ejemplo de ello es Tocache, una de las provincias más aisladas y pobres del Perú. En este estudio se aborda el uso de residuos …
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An Analysis Of The Impact Of Storage Temperature, Moisture Content & Duration Upon The Chemical Components & Bioprocessing Of Lignocellulosic Biomass
<p>The successful utilization of lignocellulosic biomass as a feedstock for fuels and chemicals necessitates storage for 2-6 months. It is correspondingly important to understand the impact of storage parameters - moisture concentration, temperature and duration - on biomass quality.</p> <p>As …
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Kinetic Studies of Model Reactions to Transform Biomass into Fuels
Second-generation biofuels utilizing lignocellulosic biomass are considered to be a promising alternative to fossil-based fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass is structurally diverse and therefore requires detailed understanding of the thermal depolymerization and catalytic hydrodeoxygenation reactions …
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Kinetic Studies of Model Reactions to Transform Biomass into Fuels
<p>Second-generation biofuels utilizing lignocellulosic biomass are considered to be a promising alternative to fossil-based fuels. Lignocellulosic biomass is structurally diverse and therefore requires detailed understanding of the thermal depolymerization and catalytic hydrodeoxygenation …
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Optically pure D (-) lactic acid biosynthesis from diverse renewable biomass: microbial strain development and bioprocess analysis
… to meet the demand of stereocomplex PLA. Lignocellulosic biomass is a promising feedstock for lactic acid production because of its availability, sustainability and cost effectiveness compared to refined sugars and cereal grain-based sugars. Commercial use of lignocellulosic biomass for …
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Catalytic upgrading of muconates for renewable chemical applications
… has been a drastic increase in research towards biomass-derived, sustainable alternatives to petroleum-based processes and products. Notably, commodity chemicals for production of commercial products are exclusively manufactured using feedstocks derived from crude oil refining and currently …
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