Decarbonization Avenue : Biorefinery

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Biorefineries employing advanced pre-treatment technologies

The implementation of biorefineries based on lignocellulosic materials as an alternative to fossil-based refineries calls for efficient methods for fractionation and recovery of the products. The focus for the biorefinery concept for utilisation of biomass has shifted, from design of more or less energy-driven biorefineries, to much more versatile facilities where chemicals and energy carriers can be produced. The sugar-based biorefinery platform requires pretreatment of lignocellulosic materials, which can be very recalcitrant, to improve further processing through enzymatic hydrolysis, and for other downstream unit operations.

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Pretreatment of biomass to facilitate conversion to bioenergy or biofuels

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Recent updates on different methods of pretreatment of lignocellulosic feedstocks: a review

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Renewable Energy

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Chemicals