Biorefinery Current Status, Challenges, and New Strategies

• Other Authors: Yoo, Chang Geun (Editor), Kim, Kwang Ho (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Technology: general issues; Biomass; two-step pretreatment; steam explosion; organosolv treatment; empty fruit bunch; pinewood; green pretreatment; enzymatic hydrolysis; lignin structural features; poplar; FTIR; contaminants; by-products; lignin valorization; lignin applications; 3D printing; electrochemical material; medical application; drying effect; cellulose; hornification; porosity; bioethanol; economic analysis; hand sanitiser; oil palm empty fruit bunch (OPEFB); simultaneous saccharification and fermentation; SuperPro Designer®; renewable fuel; high-density fuel; α-pinene dimerization; turpentine; stannic chloride molten salt hydrates; xylooligosaccharides; autohydrolysis; sweet sorghum bagasse; isobutanol; biorefinery; metabolic engineering; biomass utilization; aqueous biphasic system; dilute acid hydrolysate; furfural production; solvent extraction; response surface methodology; biomass fractionation; bioproducts
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Renewable fuels and chemicals derived from lignocellulosic biomass offer unprecedented opportunities for replacing fossil fuel derivatives, reducing our overdependence on imported oil, and mitigating current climate change trends. Despite technical developments and considerable efforts, breakthrough...