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Ethanol-based organosolv fractionation of wheat straw for the production of lignin and enzymatically digestible cellulose.

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Lowering the pretreatment temperature by using an acid catalyst substantially improved the yield of the hemicellulose derivatives xylose and furfural and is vital for development of efficient lignocellulosic biorefineries.
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This article is published in Bioresource Technology.The article was published on 2013-05-01. It has received 267 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Organosolv & Enzymatic hydrolysis.

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Organosolv Fractionation of Waste Biomass for Lignin Production Enhanced by Oxygen

TL;DR: An oxygen-enhanced organosolv fractionation method to produce lignin from waste biomass was investigated in this paper, where mild conditions, i.e., temperature at 80 to 100 °C and pressure < 0.8 MPa, were employed to alleviate energy input.
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Mild Organosolv Delignification of Residual Aspen Bark after Extractives Isolation as a Step in Biorefinery Processing Schemes

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors investigated the major cell wall component-enriched fractions obtained from aspen bark residue after extractives isolation, primarily focusing on integration of separated lignin fractions and celluloseenriched residue into complex valorization pathways.
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Effect of Solvent Quality on Structure and Dynamics of Lignin in Solution.

TL;DR: In this article , the authors used all-atom molecular dynamics simulations to understand the evolution of lignin structure as a function of methanol concentration in methanoline/water solution at different temperatures.
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Optimization of Dissolution Conditions During Fractionation of Corn-cob in ZnCl2.4H2O/Urea Solvent System: A Statistical Approach

TL;DR: In this article, the effect of pretreatment conditions on cellulose recovery, hemicellulose recovery and lignin recovery during the pretreatment of corn cob using ZnCl2.4H2O/Urea was investigated via response surface methodology approach and optimized in this study.
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Solvent-Free Catalytic Hydrotreatment of Alcell Lignin Using Mono- and Bimetallic Ni(Mo) Catalysts Supported on Mesoporous Alumina

TL;DR: In this paper , the use of nonprecious metal-based, monometallic Ni and bimetallic NiMo (in situ sulfided) catalysts supported on mesoporous alumina, either as such or doped with Si, Mg, or Ti, for a solvent-free catalytic hydrotreatment (batch, 400 °C, 4 h reaction time, 100 bar initial H2 pressure) of Alcell lignin to obtain oils enriched in biobased chemicals like alkylphenols and the parent phenol.
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Synthesis of transportation fuels from biomass: chemistry, catalysts, and engineering.

TL;DR: Hydrogen Production by Water−Gas Shift Reaction 4056 4.1.
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The Catalytic Valorization of Lignin for the Production of Renewable Chemicals

TL;DR: Biomass is an important feedstock for the renewable production of fuels, chemicals, and energy, and it recently surpassed hydroelectric energy as the largest domestic source of renewable energy.
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Pretreatments to enhance the digestibility of lignocellulosic biomass

TL;DR: Steam pretreatment, lime pret treatment, liquid hot water pretreatments and ammonia based Pretreatments are concluded to be pretreatment with high potentials, providing an improved accessibility of the cellulose for hydrolytic enzymes.
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Pretreatment technologies for an efficient bioethanol production process based on enzymatic hydrolysis: A review

TL;DR: This paper reviews the most interesting technologies for ethanol production from lignocellulose and it points out several key properties that should be targeted for low-cost and advanced pretreatment processes.
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Methods for Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass for Efficient Hydrolysis and Biofuel Production

TL;DR: A review of various pretreatment process methods and the recent literature that has been developed can be found in this paper, where the goal of pretreatment is to make the cellulose accessible to hydrolysis for conversion to fuels.
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