Innovative green technologies are of importance for converting plant wastes into renewable sources for materials, chemicals and energy. However, recycling agricultural and forestry wastes is a challenge. A solution may be found in the forest. Saprotrophic white-rot fungi are able to convert dead plants into consumable carbon sources. Specialized fungal enzymes can be utilized for breaking down ...

the effect of acid-alkaline treatment of lignocellulosic material (wild carob forest wastes) on ethyl violet adsorption was investigated. it was found that surface chemistry plays an important role in ethyl violet (ev) adsorption. hcl treatment produces more active acidic surface groups such as carboxylic and lactone, resulting in an increase in the adsorption of ev dye. the adsorption efficien...

The finite nature of fossil-based resources, as well as the environmental awareness of the effects of their exploitation, has led to an increasing interest in finding alternative ways to produce chemicals, materials and energy. In terms of energy, biofuels are a good option for decreasing the environmental effects caused by fossil fuels, and in the last years, a great effort has been made to fi...

Thermodynamic data indicate that the oxidation of oxygenated organic species originating from biomass instead water at anode an electrolysis cell should allow decreasing voltage below 1.23 V. Biosourced alcohols, polyols, sugars, lignocellulosic compounds, and their derivatives are then electroreformed to produce clean hydrogen cathode compounds cells. The reported studies highlight main challe...

In this work, the effects of different fiber loadings on mechanical properties composites at sub-micron scale were studied through nanoindentation followed by physical characterization. The prepared incorporating wheat straw, corn stalk, and rice husk in polypropylene copolymer using a melt processing method thermal–hydraulic compression technique. Nanoindentation experiments quasi-continuous s...

The paper presents the results of research aimed at evaluating possibility using selected biomass wastes to produce solid biofuels. In this work, thermochemical properties two lignocellulosic biomasses, namely, miscantshus (Miscanthus × Giganteus) and hops (Humulus lupulus), non-lignocellulosic biomass, municipal waste, their mixtures (micanthus + waste waste) were studied torrefaction process ...

The aim of study as to determine the effects some composts on nutritional value Pleurotus pulmonarius (Fr.) Quel. energy, dry matter, moisture, crude protein, fat, ash, organic and nitrogen free extract were 311.3-313.9 (kcal 100 g-1), 91.8-92.5, 7.5-8.2, 27.3-38.6, 1.5-1.9, 5.3-6.4, 35.9-46.8 86.0-87.1 (g g-1) weight, respectively. contents polymeric substance determined 13.6-16.2% cellulose, ...