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Lignocellulosic biomass: a sustainable platform for the production of bio-based chemicals and polymers

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In this paper, the potential of lignocellulosic biomass as an alternative platform to fossil resources has been analyzed and a critical review provides insights into the potential for LBS.
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This article is published in Polymer Chemistry.The article was published on 2015-06-16 and is currently open access. It has received 1763 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Lignocellulosic biomass & Biomass.

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Enhanced Purification Efficiency and Thermal Tolerance of Thermoanaerobacterium aotearoense β-Xylosidase through Aggregation Triggered by Short Peptides

TL;DR: The ELK16 peptide attachment resulted in 6.2-fold increase of half-life at 65 °C and heat tolerance of ThXylC-ELK at high temperatures was increased, which resulted in a small increase in Km value.
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Life cycle and sustainability assessments of biorefineries producing glucaric acid, sorbitol or levulinic acid annexed to a sugar mill

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors evaluated the environmental impact of six bio-energy self-sufficient biorefineries (S1-S6), annexed to a sugar mill and using sugarcane residues to produce sorbitol, glucaric acid and levulinic acid, along with electricity.
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Physico-chemical properties of biogenic SiO 2 nanoparticles obtained from agriculture residue

TL;DR: In this paper, the physic-chemical properties of the bio-SiO2 obtained from the rice husk by both ecologically and economically friendly technology were investigated by using low-temperature nitrogen sorption-desorption, XRD, XRF, ICP-MS, AFM, FTIR-ATR, SEM-EDS, TGA.
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Fully Recyclable Bio‐Based Thermoplastic Materials from Liquefied Wood

TL;DR: A novel, low-cost and fully-recyclable thermoplastic material has been produced from liquefied lignocellulosic biomass and natural fibers and it has been possible to increase the mechanical strength of the matrix up to 100 times by reinforcing it with flax fibers.
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Catalytic oxidation of glucose over highly stable AuxPdy NPs immobilised on ceria nanorods

TL;DR: Motaz Khawaji et al. as discussed by the authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support of Saudi Aramco and EPSRC(UK) grant EP/K014749/1.
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Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials for ethanol production: a review.

TL;DR: Simultaneous saccharification and fermentation effectively removes glucose, which is an inhibitor to cellulase activity, thus increasing the yield and rate of cellulose hydrolysis, thereby increasing the cost of ethanol production from lignocellulosic materials.
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