Utilization of biomass and plastic wastes has drawn growing attention in recent years as it offers promising pathway for simultaneous energy production waste disposal. In this paper, the co-pyrolysis pinewood polycarbonate was performed a fixed bed reactor with focus on determining extent synergistic effects unraveling underlying mechanism. The quantified via direct comparison results from pine...

Use of ethanol as a substitute for gasoline may be an effective measure to reduce petroleum consumption and mitigate global warming. Ethanol is already used as an additive or total substitute for gasoline worldwide. In particular, quite large amounts of ethanol for fuel use are produced from corn in the USA and from sugarcane in Brazil. However, those crops are also cultivated for food consumpt...

A biorefinery integrated process based on lignocellulosic feedstock is especially interesting in rural areas with a high density of agricultural and agro-industrial wastes, which the case for olive crop their associated industries. In region Andalusia, south Spain, provinces Jaén, Córdoba Seville accumulate more than 70% wastes generated Spain. Therefore, valorisation these matter interest from...

Due to rapid growth in population and industrialization, some new technologies are made for waste utilization and cost reduction in industrial processing by using rice husk (lignocellulosic biomass) as a valued material. In this paper various industrial and domestic application of rice husk and rice husk ash are discussed. Rice husk act as adsorbent for removing heavy metals from wastewater. In...

Background Researches concerning renewable energy sources and wastes recycling are strategic to ensure energetic and environmental sustainability of the planet. In this scenario, biofuels (including bioethanol) have attracted increasing attention. Most ethanol is currently produced from sugarand starch-based feedstocks, such as sugar cane in Brazil and corn in the U.S.A. However, lignocellulosi...

The hyperthermophilic anaerobic bacterium, Caldicellulosiruptor bescii, is effective in degrading and solubilizing lignocellulosic materials. Laboratory studies have characterized the chemistry of process for crystalline cellulose switchgrass, but data are insufficient engineering commercial plants to use C. bescii pre-digestion waste streams. purpose this study three-fold: 1) identify any pote...

The present invention provides wood derivatives and composite materials prepared by first solvating a lignocellulosic material using an ionic liquid. The solvated lignocellulosic material can be derivatized to incorporate functional groups, particularly groups that facilitate later combination with polymer materials, including non-polymer polymers. The polymeric materials can be combined with t...

An integrated method coupling of heterogeneous and biological catalysis has proven effective for producing biopolymers using lignocellulosic urban solid waste as feedstock. Catalysts based on cheap earth-abundant metals, such Fe, Mg, Ca, or Zr with basic acid properties, were used in the pre-treatment step, phototrophic mixed cultures chosen step. By changing catalysts composition, reaction tem...

46 J-FOR Journal of Science & Technology for Forest Products and Processes: VOL.1, NO.1, 2011 The extraction of hemicelluloses from wood chips is crucial for producing value-added biomaterials in a forest biorefinery utilization. The low concentration of dissolved lignocellulosic materials dissolved in pre-hydrolysis liquor (PHL) presents a big challenge to the overall utilization processes. In...

Lignocellulosic materials are commonly used in bio-H2 production for the sustainable energy resource development as they are abundant, cheap, renewable and highly biodegradable. In the process of the bio-H2 production, the pretreated lignocellulosic materials are firstly converted to monosaccharides by enzymolysis and then to H2 by fermentation. Since the structures of lignocellulosic materials...