Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB) is globally available and sustainable feedstock containing sugar-rich platform that can be converted to biofuels and specialty products through appropriate processing. This review focuses on the efforts required for the development of sustainable and economically viable lignocellulosic biorefinery to …

Owing to the importance of lignocellulosic biomass being the most abundant and bio-renewable biomass on earth, this critical review provides insights into the potential of …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are one of the most promising, degradable and eco-friendly alternatives to fossil fuel-based plastic. Nevertheless, PHA derived from edible sources is a relatively easier process than using other resources. Cost of raw material is being considered as a significant constraint for sustainability of industrial bioplastic …

The second-generation biofuels are produced from lignocellulosic biomass (LB) including energy grasses, crops, and wood residues. Bioethanol production from LB is gaining attention due to its high availability, positive environmental impact, and economic potential (Bilal et al., 2017).In 2018, the total bioethanol production from under …

1.1. Introduction. Lignocellulosic biomass (LCB), also known as lignocellulose, is the most abundant biorenewable material on the earth [1], produced from atmospheric CO 2 and water using the sunlight energy through the photosynthesis process. It is a complex matrix, mainly made of polysaccharides, phenolic polymers, and proteins …

Lignocellulosic biomass is a carbon neutral and renewable resource including a wide range of sources such as agricultural by-products/residues, energy crops, forest residues, grass [6], [7].It mainly consists of carbohydrates (cellulose and hemicellulose) and lignin, in which these three main biopolymers are associated in non …

The lignocellulosic biomass constitutes the postharvest rice crop residues, such as the straw, which is used as feedstock for biofuel production. The major ingredients of …

Purpose of Review The present review aims to provide the current status of lignocellulosic biomass–based biorefinery. Besides, this review discusses the key routes of lignocellulosic biomass commercialization through biomass types, availability, storage, transportation, and conversion. The economical overview has been presented by …

Lignocellulosic biomass essentially consists of three biopolymers: cellulose, hemicelluloses, and lignin, all of which are produced by photosynthesis from atmospheric …

These new mentioned technologies are promising for lignocellulosic biomass degradation in a huge scale biorefinery. This review article has briefly explained the emerging …

The booming demand for energy across the world, especially for petroleum-based fuels, has led to the search for a long-term solution as a perfect source of sustainable energy. Lignocellulosic biomass resolves …

Lignocellulosic biomass Cellulose Lignin Power generation Energy storage Electrode materials 1. Introduction Lignocellulose, such as forestry and agricultural …

Lignocellulosic fibers and lignin are two of the most important natural bioresources in the world. They show tremendous potential to decrease energy utilization/pollution and improve biodegradability by replacing synthetic fibers in bioplastics. The compatibility between the fiber-matrix plays an important part in the properties of the …

1 Lignocellulosic Biomass. Lignocellulose is the most abundant renewable biomass on earth. It has long been recognized as an alternative source for producing renewable fuels and chemicals. Lignocellulosic biomass is primarily composed of the two carbohydrate polymers, cellulose and hemicellulose, and the non-carbohydrate phenolic polymer, lignin.

The lignocellulosic biomass must be pretreated to disintegrate lignocellulosic complexes and to expose its chemical components for downstream processes. After pretreatment, the lignocellulosic biomass is then subjected to saccharification either via acidic or enzymatic hydrolysis. Thereafter, the monomeric sugars resulted from hydrolysis step ...

The composition of lignocellulosic fibers varies greatly in terms of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin content. The proportions of these components vary with plant fiber specie. The cellulose is a linear macromolecule, and a number of cellulose chains form a microfibril. These microfibrils are arranged at certain angles in the plant cell ...

Fate of lignocellulosic conversion into the derivatives of cellulose and lignin. In the present context of energy crisis, exploration of lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as potential substitute to maintain environmental sustainability. However, the conversion of biomass into value-added products still faces challenges to find a suitable unit ...

Lignocellulosic materials are commonly used in bio-H 2 production for the sustainable energy resource development as they are abundant, cheap, renewable and highly biodegradable. In the process of the bio-H 2 production, the pretreated lignocellulosic materials are firstly converted to monosaccharides by enzymolysis and then to H 2 by …

Increasing energy demands are not only exploiting the fossil resources but, also depleting natural environment. Biofuels from lignocellulosic biomass is a renewable, ecofriendly, sustainable and could be a promising alternative to fossil fuels. However, pretreatment is an essential step to disarray the layers of lignocellulose prior to enzymatic …

The bioprocessing of lignocellulosic biomass to produce bio-based products under biorefinery setup is gaining global attention. The economic viability of this biorefinery would be inclined by the efficient bioconversion of all three major constituents of lignocellulosic biomass i.e. cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin for value-added …

Lignocellulosic biomass can be converted to biofuels through several thermochemical conversion technologies (e.g. pyrolysis, liquefaction, gasification, torrefaction and carbonization) and biochemical …

Lignocellulosic materials are composed of three main structural polymers: hemicellulose, cellulose, and lignin. Cellulose is a long chain molecule of glucose requiring a small number of enzymes for degradation due to its simple structure while lignin is a complex polymer of phenylpropane making its biochemical decomposition difficult. Under …

In this review, we highlight our recent developments on the formic acid refining of lignocellulosic biomass and how it can be an innovative way to produce sustainable hydrogen and fuels. There is a worldwide high demand for green energy and green chemistry endeavors to drastically slow down climate change in accord with the …

Abstract. Lignocellulose is the most abundant biopolymer available on earth as waste biomass. Lignocellulose-degrading enzymes, namely, cellulases, hemicellulases, and …

The pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass is necessary which increases the conversion rate of cellulose as well as ethanol yield [ 37 ]. The pretreatment cost accounts for 20% of the cost of overall fuel ethanol production process. Therefore, an efficient pretreatment process is the key to the industrialization of lignocellulosic ethanol …

This in situ lignin regeneration strategy involving only green and recyclable chemicals provides a promising route to producing strong, biodegradable and sustainable …

The enzymatic saccharification of lignocellulose into reducing sugars requires a number of specialized enzymes due to its vast size and structural complexity (Zerva et al., 2021).Lignocellulosic enzymes can be classified into cellulases, hemicellulases, and ligninases according to the properties of substrates; they degrade cellulose, …

Lignocellulosic biomass represents the primary renewable resource for bio-based materials and chemicals, which also exhibits excellent potential as alternatives to fossil-based materials and energy …

Abstract Lignocellulosic materials have huge potential because of their abundance, renewability, and non-edible nature aids to develop it to an eco-friendly bioplastic. These feedstocks can be utilized …

This paper investigates on the contribution of hemicelluloses, cellulose, and lignin to the carbon mass and the textural properties of activated carbons produced from lignocellulosic precursors by phosphoric acid activation. Four raw materials (olive pomace, miscanthus, tomato plants, and poplar wood) were tested. Nitrogen adsorption-desorption …