Category: BIOMASS ENGINEERING
Advanced Fractionation of Kraft Lignin by Aqueous Hydrotropic Solutions
Lignin is an underutilized high-potential biopolymer that has been extensively studied over the past few decades. However, lignin still has drawbacks when compared with well-known petroleum-based equivalents, and the production of tailored...
Fabrication of cellulose cryogel beads via room temperature dissolution in onium hydroxides
In recent years, there has been a growing interest in green solvents to dissolve and shape cellulose into microspheres. However, development of solvents suitable for room temperature dissolution and shaping of cellulose...
Valorization of Aloe barbadensis Miller. (Aloe vera) Processing Waste
Aloe vera plant is known worldwide for its medicinal properties and application in gel-based products such as shampoo, soap, and sunscreen. However, the demand for these gel-based products has led to a surplus...
Rice Husk Bio-Chars as Adsorbents of Contaminants from Water
Biobased adsorbents are eco-friendly materials used for water and wastewater treatment and air cleaning. This research work explores the potential use of rice husk chars as a low-cost adsorbent for pollutants from...
Using Oxone and TAED activator in non-chlorine bleaching of soda bagasse pulp
Bagasse fiber has been used in the production of bleached chemical pulp by the Pars Paper Company. In this company, a conventional three-stage sequence of hypochlorite, alkaline extraction and second hypochlorite (HEH)...
Topochemical fractionation of lignin and polysaccharides
Sugarcane bagasse is abundant agro-industrial waste that can be potentially utilized as a source of valuable compounds and biopolymers. In the present study, sugarcane bagasse from Brazil was fractionated employing an environmentally...
Ionic Liquids — Promising but Challenging Solvents for Homogeneous Derivatization of Cellulose
In the past decade, ionic liquids (ILs) have received enormous interest as solvents for cellulose. They have been studied intensively for fractionation and biorefining of lignocellulosic biomass, for dissolution of the polysaccharide,...
Topochemical characterisation of sugar cane internodes
Biomass pretreatments and subsequent conversion to fuels and materials involve a multitude of topochemical interactions. Detailed knowledge about changes in surface composition of biomass caused by pretreatments allows tailoring of biomass processing...
HyCellSolv pretreatment to enhance cellulose dissolution in water based solvents
Cellulose dissolution in water-based solvents is essential for processing of regenerated cellulose products such as fibres, films and particles. Cellulose dissolution in NaOH–urea aqueous solution has emerged as a simple and attractive...