Due to fossil fuel depletion and environment problem,microalgae have been recognized as a promising alternative and renewable feedstock source for biofuels.
There is a growing awareness among farmers to establish and use specialized high-biomass -energy crops‘ such as domesticated poplar trees,switchgrass,bamboo,and Paulownia.
Agricultural residues such as corn stover,wheat straw or even nut shells show promise as feedstocks for lignocellulosic biorefinery due to their relatively high polysaccharide content and low or no nu
Biomass is mainly composed of lignin,cellulose and hemicelluloses.the three kinds polymers account for more than 90% of the total content of plant cell wall.
Non-woody biomass such as Corn Stover is a very abundant and sustainable biofuel feedstock in the US whose technical hurdles for enzymatic hydrolysis have not been adequately addressed.
Concerns about climate change,waste pollution,energy security and resource depletion are driving the society to explore a more sustainable way for development and manufacturing,which calls for sustain
Nanocrystalline cellulose (NCC) has excitingly attracted great interest due to its special physical and chemical properties in addition to its biodegradability and environmental benefits.
Bagasse pith is a waste product of papermaking process.In china,the annual output of sugar cane is 6 million tons,and the ratio of oven dry bagasse is about 13%,which means,there are about 6.5 million
The performance of three pretreatments,dilute acid (DA),sulfite pretreatment to overcome recalcitrance of lignocellulose (SPORL) and acid-catalyzed high boiling alcohol pretreatment (AHBAP),were compa