Recent Advances in Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass
A special issue of Biomass (ISSN 2673-8783).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2022) | Viewed by 2901
Special Issue Editors
2. Environmental Sustainability and Health Institute, Technological University Dublin, City Campus, Grangegorman, D07 H6K8 Dublin, Ireland
Interests: food engineering; industrial biotechnology; biobased chemicals; nutraceuticals; waste valorisation; novel food processing technologies
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Interests: antimicrobial agents; antimicrobial coatings; active/intelligent packaging; biodegradable polymer; biomaterials
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Interests: biomass pretreatment; bioenergy; biofuels; biomass valorization; biorefinery
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Lignocellulosic biomass is the most abundantly available material on Earth, with an annual production of 181.5 billion tonnes, and is a potential feedstock to replace fossil-fuel-based energy and chemicals. The sustainability and renewable characteristics of the biomass have attracted researchers from various disciplines with the aim to ensure the transition to a circular bioeconomy. However, the inherent recalcitrant/reluctant nature of biomass, which is formed by the complex cellulose–hemicellulose–lignin matrix, is hindering biorefinery and bioconversion processes. Recent pretreatment studies have shown that the application of advanced pretreatment technologies effectively converts lignocellulose biomass to biofuels, chemicals, and other high-value compounds and materials. This ensures sustainable energy, chemicals, and material supply by effectively decarbonizing the current energy sector and tackling environmental problems. The aim of this Special Issue is to present innovative ideas and recent advancements in lignocellulose biomass pretreatments to promote the circular bioeconomy and sustainable development.
In this Special Issue, we invite you to submit original research, review articles, and opinions on the broad area of recent advancements in the pretreatment of lignocellulose biomass for biofuels, platform chemicals, and other bio-based compounds and material productions.
Dr. Amit K. Jaiswal
Dr. Swarna Jaiswal
Dr. Bahiru Tsegaye
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- platform chemicals
- biorefinery
- bioconversion
- circular bioeconomy
- biofuels
- bio-based materials
- lignocellulose biomass
- biomass pretreatment
- sustainable development
- climate change
- decarbonization
