Structural alterations of lignins in transgenic poplars with depressed cinnamyl alcohol dehydrogenase or caffeic acid O-methyltransferase activity have an opposite impact on the efficiency of industrial kraft pulping [PDF]
International audienceWe evaluated lignin profiles and pulping performances of 2-year-old transgenic poplar (Populus tremula × Populus alba) lines severely altered in the expression of caffeic acid/5-hydroxyferulic acidO-methyltransferase (COMT) or ...
Lapierre, Catherine +10 more
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Recent developments in the application of risk analysis to waste technologies. [PDF]
The European waste sector is undergoing a period of unprecedented change driven by business consolidation, new legislation and heightened public and government scrutiny.
Eduljee, G. H. +4 more
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Bioethanol from Fresh and Dried Banana Plant Pseudostem
Lignocellulosic wastes have stood out in the study and development of processes aimed at producing biofuels. Brazil is one of the world’s largest food producers and ranks fifth in world production of bananas with an average production of seven million ...
E.L.D. Souza +5 more
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Organosolv pretreatment of Sitka spruce wood: conversion of hemicelluloses to ethyl glycosides [PDF]
A range of organosolv pretreatments, using ethanol:water mixtures with dilute sulphuric acid, were applied to Sitka spruce sawdust with the aim of generating useful co-products as well as improving saccharification yield.
Bouxin, Florent P. +2 more
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The growing demand for rayon and cellulosic products has resulted in the conversion of a number of kraft pulp mills into dissolving pulp mills in recent years.
Laboni Ahsan +3 more
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The current work aimed to resolve some long-standing questions about the potential benefits and limitations of co-digestion of slaughterhouse wastes.
Banks, C.J., Zhang, Y.
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Pretreatment Processes of Biomass for Biorefineries: Current Status and Prospects [PDF]
Producción CientíficaThis article seeks to be a handy document for the academy and the industry to get quickly up to speed on the current status and prospects of biomass pretreatment for biorefineries.
Cantero Sposetti, Danilo Alberto +6 more
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Efficient sugar production from sugarcane bagasse by microwave assisted acid and alkali pretreatment [PDF]
Sugarcane bagasse represents one of the best potential feedstocks for the production of second generation bioethanol. The most efficient method to produce fermentable sugars is by enzymatic hydrolysis, assisted by thermochemical pretreatments.
Camila Alves +7 more
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Recovery of Polyphenols from Brewer’s Spent Grains [PDF]
peer-reviewedThe recovery of antioxidant polyphenols from light, dark and mix brewer’s spent grain (BSG) using conventional maceration, microwave and ultrasound assisted extraction was investigated.
Birsan, Rares +3 more
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Integration of pulp and paper technology with bioethanol production [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Despite decades of work and billions of dollars of investments in laboratory and pilot plant projects, commercial production of cellulosic ethanol is only now beginning to emerge.
Hasan Jameel +2 more
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