Multifunctional Bamboo Based Materials Empowered by Multiscale Hierarchical Structures-A Critical Review. [PDF]
Adv MaterThis review summarizes the latest progress in transforming renewable bamboo resources into high‐value functional materials. It emphasizes how to leverage bamboo's multiscale hierarchical structures to realize innovative applications in energy, construction, environment, and medicine, providing key insights for developing high‐performance bio‐based ...
Huang Y +13 more
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Pretreatment of Miscanthus giganteus with Lime and Oxidants for Biofuels [PDF]
, 2016 ACKNOWLEDEGMENTS The authors are grateful to the Energy Biosciences Institute, University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, for financial support, Dr. Stefan R. Bauer, Valerie D.
Afzal, Waheed +4 more
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Boosting Oxygen Delignification of Poplar Kraft Pulp by Xylanase Pretreatment
BioResources, 2015 Enhancement of oxygen delignification is critical to improve subsequent bleaching efficiency while being environmentally compatible. In the present study, xylanase was used to improve the delignification process of poplar kraft pulp.
Xingxiang Ji +5 more
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Second-generation bioethanol from industrial wood waste of South American species [PDF]
, 2017 There is a global interest in replacing fossil fuels with renewable sources of energy. The present review evaluates the significance of South-American wood industrial wastes for bioethanol production. Four countries have been chosen for this review, i.e.,
Area, Maria Cristina +2 more
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Effect of Kappa Number Variation on Modified Pulping of Eucalyptus
BioResources, 2016 This work evaluated the impact of brownstock pulp kappa number variations on modified pulping process, oxygen delignification, bleaching, and the physical characteristics on bleached pulp.
Tiago Edson Simkunas Segura +3 more
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New alternative energy pathway for chemical pulp mills: from traditional fibers to methane production [PDF]
, 2017 Chemical pulp mills have a need to diversify their end-product portfolio due to the current changing bio-economy. In this study, the methane potential of brown, oxygen delignified and bleached pulp were evaluated in order to assess the potential of ...
Dahl Olli, Peka +3 more
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The distribution of Lignin and Xylan in the Inner and Surface Layers of the Fiber from Eucalyptus Kraft Pulp and its Effects on Oxygen Delignification [PDF]
Materials Research, 2017 The chemical structure and composition of lignin and hemicellulose, as well as the distribution between inner and outer layers of fiber, can adversely affect bleaching operations or fiber-fiber bond on pulp and, consequently the papermaking process ...
Giovani Boaventura Bacarin +3 more
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Dimensionless Parameter Approach for Oxygen Delignification Kinetics
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2008 In this study, the kinetic analysis of oxygen delignification of Turkish southern hardwood Kraft pulp was carried out. The kinetic rate data were collected in a high pressure batch reactor at industrially significant conditions of temperature, alkali charge, and oxygen partial pressure.
İsmail Doğan, Güniz Gürüz
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Cellulosic materials as biopolymers and supercritical CO2as a green process: chemistry and applications [PDF]
, 2012 In this review, we describe the use of supercritical CO2 (scCO2) in several cellulose applications. The focus is on different technologies that either exist or are expected to emerge in the near future.
Camy, Séverine +2 more
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BioResources, 2014 Kraft pulping is one possible pretreatment for softwood to economically produce bioethanol. This work evaluates the techno-economic potential of using the kraft process for producing bioethanol from softwoods in a repurposed or co-located kraft mill ...
Shufang Wu +3 more
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