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The biorefinery concept: Using biomass instead of oil for producing energy and chemicals

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In this article, the authors provide a description of the emerging biorefinery concept, in comparison with the current oil refinery, as well as discussion of the most important biomass feedstocks, conversion technologies and final products.
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This article is published in Energy Conversion and Management.The article was published on 2010-07-01. It has received 1754 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Biorefinery & Oil refinery.

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Liquid-liquid equilibria of water + solutes (acetic acid/ acetol/furfural/guaiacol/methanol/phenol/propanal) + solvents (isopropyl acetate/toluene) ternary systems for pyrolysis oil fractionation

TL;DR: In this paper, liquid-liquid equilibria (LLE) were investigated at atmospheric pressure and 298.15, 303.15 and 313.15 K between pyrolysis oil compounds in aqueous phase and organic solvents.
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Enhancing the multi-functional properties of renewable lignin carbon fibers via defining the structure–property relationship using different biomass feedstocks

TL;DR: In this article, a linear regression model was established to define the relationship between carbon fiber mechanical properties and lignin structural characteristics, and it was shown that a higher β-O-4 content also promoted the electroconductivity of carbon fibers.
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Integrated evaluation of wine lees valorization to produce value-added products

TL;DR: Wine lees valorization showed a better environmental profile throughout the entire life cycle, due to the fact that most of the operations performed are physical and do not involve a large consumption of electricity or chemicals.
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Symbiotic integration of bioprocesses to design a self-sustainable life supporting ecosystem in a circular economy framework.

TL;DR: In this article, a detailed overview on SSBE framework and its improvement in the contemporary era to achieve circular bioeconomy by means of effective resource recycling is presented, where the principles of BLSS could be integrated with waste fed biorefineries and solar energy to create a self-sustainable bioregenerative ecosystem.
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Towards controlling the reactivity of enzymes in mechanochemistry: inert surfaces protect β‐glucosidase activity during ball milling

TL;DR: It is shown how the activity of β-glucosidases, the enzymes responsible for the final step in the enzymatic conversion of cellulose to glucose, can be maintained and manipulated under mechanochemical conditions, either through an unexpected stabilization effect of inert surfaces, or by altering the enzyme equilibrium in the absence of bulk solvent.
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Climate change 2007: the physical science basis

TL;DR: The first volume of the IPCC's Fourth Assessment Report as mentioned in this paper was published in 2007 and covers several topics including the extensive range of observations now available for the atmosphere and surface, changes in sea level, assesses the paleoclimatic perspective, climate change causes both natural and anthropogenic, and climate models for projections of global climate.
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World Energy Outlook

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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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The Chemistry and Technology of Petroleum

TL;DR: In this paper, Asphaltene used the data of the Data Structural Group Analysis (DSGAA) to determine the effect of various factors on the stability or instability of the Crude Oil System.
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Fast pyrolysis processes for biomass

TL;DR: Fast pyrolysis for production of liquids has developed considerably since the first experiments in the late 1970s as mentioned in this paper, leading to significant advances in process development and a wide range of reactor configurations that have been developed to meet the stringent requirements for high yields of useful liquids, for use as a fuel in boilers, engines and turbines and as a source of chemical commodities.
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