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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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Nanocellulose Production in Future Biorefineries: An Integrated Approach Using Tailor-Made Enzymes

TL;DR: The development of process engineering approaches to integrate the production of biofuels and high value-added biobased products, such as enzymes and nanocellulose, is crucial to improve the financ...
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Lignin solubility in non-imidazolium ionic liquids

TL;DR: In this paper, a series of ammonium, phosphonium and pyrrolidinium based ionic liquids were screened for lignin dissolution and the results showed that the ionic liquid could be recycled without loss in lignosulfonate dissolving ability.
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Catalytic Transformation of Biomass Derivatives to Value-Added Chemicals and Fuels in Continuous Flow Microreactors

TL;DR: In this article, the potential of microreactors for the catalytic conversion of biomass derivatives to value-added chemicals and fuels is critically reviewed, where the authors focus on the biphasic synthesis of furans from sugars, oxidation and hydrogenation of the biomass derivatives.
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Elephant grass biorefineries: towards a cleaner Brazilian energy matrix?

TL;DR: In this article, the authors analyze if converting a biomass power plant based on elephant grass into a biorefinery adds value to the project and if the proposed bio-finery is economically feasible.
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High conversion of glucose to 5-hydroxymethylfurfural using hydrochloric acid as a catalyst and sodium chloride as a promoter in a water/γ-valerolactone system

TL;DR: In this article, different mineral acids (HCl and H2SO4) were used as the catalyst and different salts being used as reaction promoter for the synthesis of 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF).
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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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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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