Research
Biomass and organic waste valorization
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A representative description regarding biomass and organic waste valorization is given below.
Biomass (lignocellulosic, lipid) and organic waste valorization to high added value fuels, chemicals, monomers, polymers
- Hydrothermal, mild acid and organosolv pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for selective separation and recovery of its components (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin)
- Utilization of (nano)cellulose as polymer additive; enzymatic/acid hydrolysis of cellulose to glucose for the production of bioethanol or sugar-derived furans, acids, etc.
- Utilization of lignin as polymer reactive additive and of derived phenolics, aromatics and cycloalkanes for the production of bio-based resins and biofuels
- Fractionation/extraction of microalgae components to isolate lipids, proteins, carotene, etc. and utilization of residual carbohydrate biomass to produce bio-crude and aromatics.