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Development of a Two-Step Hydrothermal Pretreatment for Sugarcane Bagasse Delignification Surpassing Acidic and Chemical Methods
Sugarcane bagasse (SCB), a plentiful underutilized agricultural residue holds great potential as a feedstock for biofuel and other chemical...
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Hydrometallurgical Recovery of Zinc from By-Products and Waste Materials of Hot-Dip Galvanizing Process
Like other industrial processes, hot-dip galvanizing of steel generates some by-products and wastes. Secondary materials contain a relatively high...
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Pretreatment of agricultural lignocellulosic biomass for fermentable sugar: opportunities, challenges, and future trends
The biofuel yield from lignocellulose biomass depends strongly on the fermentable sugar yield from the hydrolysis step. Enzymatic hydrolysis, the...
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A review on the impact of physical, chemical, and novel treatments on the quality and microbial safety of fruits and vegetables
The sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic made people around the world more concerned about health and food safety. As a part of healthy diets,...
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Pretreatment of Sugarcane Residues for Combustion in Biomass Power Stations: A Review
Bioenergy plants in Cuba that generate electricity from sugarcane bagasse have limited use of sugarcane trash (SCT) of up to 10% due to some...
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Chemical Modifications of Biomass
Biomass is a renewable resource that has several potential end uses, such as chemicals, biofuels, and cutting-edge materials. The carbon dioxide...
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Chemical Modifications of Biomass
Biomass is a renewable resource that has several potential end uses, such as chemicals, biofuels, and cutting-edge materials. The carbon dioxide...
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Reverse osmosis membrane biofouling: causes, consequences and countermeasures
Biofouling has been referred to as “the Achilles heel” of reverse osmosis (RO) membrane technology; the main cause being polyamide RO membranes lack...
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A comprehensive review on the pretreatment of lignocellulosic wastes for improved biogas production by anaerobic digestion
Biogas production from agricultural residues represents an effective and sustainable option for handling vast quantities of lignocellulosic waste for...
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Pretreatment of Lignocelluloses Biomass for Bioethanol Production
Different methods—physical, chemical and biological used for pretreatmentPretreatment of lignocellulosesLignocelluloses are discussed. These...
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Fiber characterization of old corrugated container bleached pulp with laccase and glycine pretreatment
In response to deal with the increasingly serious environmental problems and shortage of fiber raw materials, biological enzyme pretreatment is an...
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Post-Treatment
Chapter 3 sets out the criteria to be met with regard to the composition of the product water of an SWRO plant, the treatment steps to be applied to...
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Study on extraction of silica from rice husk by sol–gel method and its application in catalytic decomposition of methane
In order to solve the pollution problem of agricultural waste and realize the harmlessness, reduction and resource of abandoned rice husk, silica was...
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Pretreatments of Solid Wastes for Anaerobic Digestion and Its Importance for the Circular Economy
Anaerobic digestion is a biotechnological route for the transformation of solid biodegradable wastes to energy. Two main energetic biomolecules can...
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Molecular Characterization and Mitigative Role of Silicon Dioxide Nanoparticles in Ocimum Basilicum Under Lead (Pb) Stress
Lead (Pb) accumulation, even in minute quantities, has adverse effects on the morphology, physiology, and biochemistry of almost all plants,...
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Zinc oxide and titanium dioxide nanoparticles influence heat stress tolerance mediated by antioxidant defense system in wheat
In this study, the growth, antioxidant potential and membrane stability parameters in root and shoot of two wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars...
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State-of-the-Art Technologies for Production of Biochemicals from Lignocellulosic Biomass
Currently, the majority of chemicals and energy are derived from fossil fuel-based resources. The continued depletion of these fossil resources and...
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Thermal Processes for Seawater Desalination: Multi-effect Distillation, Thermal Vapor Compression, Mechanical Vapor Compression, and Multistage Flash
Despite the fact that global water is apparently abundant, almost half of the world faces water scarcity. Owing to the alarming rise in the...
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Pretreatment of Cotton
Cotton is the most widely used natural cellulosic fiber by the textile industry. Due to natural growth conditions, transportation, and processing of...
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Medical Waste Non-incineration Optimized Treatment Technology
In recent years, medical waste non-incineration treatment technology has been developed significantly. This chapter introduces the pollution control...