Lignocellulosic Biomass in Biorefinery Processes
A special issue of Fermentation (ISSN 2311-5637). This special issue belongs to the section "Industrial Fermentation".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 November 2025 | Viewed by 227
Special Issue Editors
Interests: extraction; modeling and simulation; solvent extraction; ethanol fermentation; waste valorization
Interests: biofuel production; bioprocess engineering; biomass; renewable energy technologies
Interests: ethanol production; fermentation; ethanol fermentation; bioprocess engineering; fermentation technology; lignocellulosic conversion
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Establishing sustainable technologies is essential to mitigate the environmental damage caused by human activity and optimize the use of natural resources. The concept of biorefinery has been improved in this context and has enabled solutions for a wide range of raw materials. Lignocellulosic biomasses, in particular, have gained more space in this field due to their abundance since they constitute a significant proportion of the waste generated in agriculture, industry, and forests. Lignocellulosic biomasses are formed by polysaccharides (cellulose and hemicellulose), lignin, extractives, and ash; their proportion depends strongly on their origin. Each lignocellulosic biomass offers a given potential, and because of this, the scientific community has developed processes and innovative schemes to obtain a range of derived products, including fuels, functional materials, and high-value chemicals. Thermochemical processes are selected to convert lignocellulosic biomass into energy or alternative products into fossil derivatives. Along the biochemical route, although the recalcitrant carbohydrate–lignin matrix is an obstacle, pretreatments have been successfully applied to boost enzymatic hydrolysis, often used for fractionating biomass components. Creative proposals for combining biochemical and thermochemical processes clearly show how lignocellulosic biomass is a valuable and versatile resource with possibilities for zero waste. In this Special Issue, the journal Fermentation invites researchers to share experimental studies with proposals for biorefineries using lignocellulosic biomass as feedstock or critical reviews of this field of study. Mathematical modeling, technoeconomic assessment, and LCA studies on lignocellulosic biomass-based biorefineries are also welcome. The Special Issue seeks to receive initiatives and contribute to making lignocellulosic biomass-based biorefineries increasingly economically attractive so they can operate on a commercial scale and have a decisive impact on society.
Dr. Carlos Eduardo De Araújo Padilha
Prof. Dr. José Antonio Pérez-Pimienta
Prof. Dr. Emmanuel Damilano Dutra
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- fractionation
- pretreatment
- circular economy
- sustainability
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