Processes, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 12(11), P. 2514 - 2514

Published: Nov. 12, 2024

Growing awareness of resource sustainability and waste management has driven the search for circular-economy solutions. Lignocellulosic biomass waste, most abundant renewable carbon resource, offers green potential as an alternative to declining non-renewable fuels. However, due its recalcitrant nature, it requires pre-processing convert into valuable products like energy chemicals. Biorefineries play a key role in this process by promoting integral use biomass, finding ways utilize lignin, previously treated waste. Common pretreatment methods are unsustainable, prompting research eco-friendly solvents advanced techniques ultrasound- microwave-assisted methods. Recent approaches have also explored eutectic solvents, which, when combined with these intensification techniques, offer promising results. These technologies improve delignification efficiency, which turn improves saccharification process, reduces solvent use, minimizes environmental impact. Despite progress, challenges remain making economically viable adaptable diverse types. This review article highlights recent advances sustainable treatment technologies, including process-intensification obtained lignin various industrial applications. It discusses future prospects more environmentally friendly processes utilization.

Language: Английский