Wastewater treatment is undergoing a transition from pollutant removal toward resource recovery, creating opportunities to integrate environmental remediation with circular bioeconomy principles. Filamentous algae have attracted increasing attention...
Between 20 and 30% of the feedstock delivered cost is the highway hauling. In order to achieve maximum truck productivity, and thus minimize hauling cost, the hauling technology needs to provide for rapid loading and unloading. Three prototype techno...
Cheese whey constitutes one of the most polluting by-products of the food industry, due to its high organic load. Thus, in order to mitigate the environmental concerns, a large number of valorization approaches have been reported; mainly targeting th...
The global shift toward carbon-neutral energy systems has renewed interest in biorefineries as integrated platforms for the sustainable production of fuels, chemicals, and materials. In this context, lignin, the second most abundant natural polymer a...
Lignin is an abundant aromatic biopolymer generated as a major by-product in lignocellulosic biorefineries, and its efficient valorization is essential for improving process sustainability and economic viability. Among current upgrading strategies, t...
Nowadays, the food industry is heavily involved in searching for green sources of valuable compounds, to be employed as potential food ingredients, to cater to the evolving consumers’ requirements for health-beneficial food ingredients. In this frame...
The guishe is a by-product of the fiber extraction from Agave lechuguilla. This material has no commercial value, although it contains metabolites that could be used as a resource for producing high-value products. This study optimized the DPPH•...
By reflecting on the history and environmental impact of conventional biorefining, such as kraft pulping, we aim to explore important questions about how natural polymers can be more sustainably sourced to develop bio-products and reduce reliance on...
Sustainable waste management strategies are urgently needed due to an increasing global population and increased waste production. In this context, biorefineries have recently emerged as a promising approach to valorize waste streams and supply a bro...
Sustainable development is the common goal of the current concepts of bioeconomy and circular economy. In this sense, the biorefineries platforms are a strategic factor to increase the bioeconomy in the economic balance. The incorporation of renewabl...
The sustainability of food value chains is affected by the large amounts of waste produced with a high environmental impact. Food waste valorization applying the biorefinery concept has emerged as an alternative to reduce the generation of greenhouse...
Background/Objectives: Orange peels (OP), a major by-product of the juice industry, are rich in bioactive compounds (phenolic compounds, pectin, carotenoids, and essential oils). Its valorization represents a promising route to reduce food waste and...
The concept of biorefinery constitutes a significant contributing factor to the emerging transition toward a sustainable bioeconomy. In such a context, replacing oil and petrochemicals by biomass may involve several feedstocks, platforms, processes,...
In recent years, the environmental evaluation of biorefineries has become critical for ensuring sustainable practices in bio-based production systems. This study focuses on the application of the Waste Reduction (WAR) Algorithm to assess the environm...
The growing demand for renewable energies and the application of sustainable and economically viable biorefinery processes have increased the study and application of lignocellulosic biomass. However, due to lignocellulosic biomass recalcitrance hind...
Significant problems have arisen in recent years, such as global warming and hunger. These complications are related to the depletion and exploitation of natural resources, as well as environmental pollution. In this context, bioprocesses and biorefi...
Arabinoxylans (AX) and their oligosaccharides (AXOS) have potential as functional ingredients. The emergence of biorefineries, leading to more Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles (DDGS) entering the animal feed market, encourages commercial product...
Once a biorefinery is ready to operate, the main processed materials need to be completely evaluated in terms of many different factors, including disposal regulations, technological limitations of installation, the market, and other societal conside...
Fungal cellulases are key biocatalysts for lignocellulosic biomass valorization and the development of sustainable biorefineries. This review examines recent advances in the production of endoglucanase (EGL), exoglucanase (EXG), and β-glucosidas...
Climatic changes and the growing population call for innovative solutions that are able to produce biochemicals by adopting environmentally sustainable procedures. The biorefinery concept meets this requirement. However, one of the main drawbacks of...
Large-scale deployment of both biochemical and thermochemical routes for advanced biofuels production is seen as a key climate change mitigation option. This study addresses techno-economic and environmental aspects of advanced liquid biofuels produc...
In recent years, lignin derived from lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a critical component in modern biorefinery systems. The production yield and reactivity of lignin are critical factors for advancing the research and development of lignin-de...
In the context of global advancements, the imperative of a sustainable energy supply looms large. Biomass, an adaptable and renewable resource, has garnered attention for its potential contributions, although economic uncertainties persist due to the...
This study explores integrating Bitcoin mining with lignocellulosic biorefineries to create an additional revenue stream. Profits from mining can help offset internal costs, reduce business expenses, or lower consumer prices. Using sensitivity analys...
The urgent need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has driven the search for sustainable alternatives to fossil fuels. In this context, cocoa residues emerge as a promising feedstock for bioethanol production. This study evaluated the influence of a...
Lignin is an abundant, renewable, and relatively cheap biobased feedstock that has potential in energy, chemicals, and materials. Kraft lignin, more specifically, has been used for more than 100 years as a self-sustaining energy feedstock for industr...
Seaweeds are among the most important biomass feedstocks for the production of third-generation biofuels. They are also efficient in carbon sequestration during growth and produce a variety of high-value chemicals. Given these characteristics togethe...
Lignin, the most abundant renewable source of aromatic compounds, plays a pivotal role in advancing sustainable biorefineries and reducing dependence on fossil resources. Recent progress in integrated lignin valorization pathways has unlocked opportu...
Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is one of the most economically important fruit cultivars in South Africa. The fruit is locally consumed, processed into various industrial products or exported to foreign markets. Approximately 115,106 metric tons of pinea...
In today’s linear economy, waste streams, environmental pollution, and social–economic differences are increasing with population growth. The need to develop towards a circular economy is obvious, especially since waste streams are compos...
Microalgae and their metabolites have been an El Dorado since the turn of the 21st century. Many scientific works and industrial exploitations have thus been set up. These developments have often highlighted the need to intensify the processes for bi...
The concepts of industrial symbiosis (IS) and bioeconomy (BE) both focus on ways to reduce dependence on non-renewable resources. However, these two frames of reference have rarely been considered as part of a joint strategy to achieve sustainability...
Food waste has emerged as one of the most pressing global sustainability challenges because of its environmental, economic, and social implications. Nearly one-third of the food produced worldwide is lost or wasted each year, contributing to greenhou...
Recently, microalgae have emerged as a promising feedstock for biorefineries, offering significant potential for producing high-value bio-based products in areas such as biofuels, nutraceuticals, and environmental management. This study, therefore, u...
Lignin is the second most abundant biopolymer after cellulose. It has long been obtained as a by-product of cellulose production in pulp and paper production, but had rather low added-value applications. A changing paper market and the emergence of b...
Saccharification of lignocellulosic biomass is a fundamental step in the biorefinery of second generation feedstock. The physicochemical and enzymatic processes for the depolymerization of biomass into simple sugars has been achieved through numerous...
The disposal of excess biological sewage sludge from wastewater treatment is a growing environmental issue due to the vast quantities generated worldwide. For many years, sludge disposal has been considered an inevitable “nuisance” linked...
Algal biorefineries constitute an emerging platform for the sustainable production of renewable bioproducts; however, their economic viability remains constrained by the high costs associated with microalgal cultivation and biomass harvesting. This s...
The pulp and paper industry faces an emerging challenge for valorising wastes and side-streams generated according to the biorefinery concept. Eucalyptus globulus bark, an abundant industrial residue in the Portuguese pulp and paper sector, has a hig...
Global demands for sustainable energy and advanced therapeutics necessitate innovative interdisciplinary solutions. Integrated biorefining emerges as a strategic response, enabling the co-production of biofuels and pharmaceutical compounds through bi...
High-rate algal ponds (HRAPs) are a highly promoted wastewater treatment system that uses sunlight as an energy source to provide the oxygen needed in the system through photosynthesis and has a high nutrient and organic matter removal capacity. In a...
The development of lignin-based admixtures (LBAs) for cement-based composites is an alternative to valorizing residual lignins generated in biorefineries and pulp and paper mills. Consequently, LBAs have become an emerging research domain in the past...
Residues generated during fruit processing constitute an abundant and underutilized biomass rich in bioactive compounds, pigments, structural polysaccharides, lipids, and fermentable carbohydrates. Although their potential for biorefinery application...
The quest for converting lignin into high-value products has been continuously pursued in the past few decades. In its native form, lignin is a group of heterogeneous polymers comprised of phenylpropanoids. The major commercial lignin streams, includ...
Centella asiatica has emerged as a strategic biomass for the sustainable production of high-value biochemicals at the interface of traditional medicine and modern biotechnology. This review consolidates the current knowledge on its phytochemical dive...
Green, biocompatible, and biodegradable antioxidants represent a milestone in cosmetic and cosmeceutical applications. Lignin is the most abundant polyphenol in nature, recovered as a low-cost waste from the pulp and paper industry and biorefinery. T...
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Environmental sustainability is driving an intense search for “green materials”. Biobased plastics have emerged as a promising alternative. Their building blocks can now be obtained from diverse biomass, by-products, and organic residues due to the a...
Hydrothermal carbonization (HTC) has emerged as a pivotal technology in the battle against climate change and fosters circular economies. Operating within a unique reaction environment characterized by water as a solvent and moderate temperatures at...
The environmental impacts and high long-term costs of poor waste disposal have pushed the industry to realize the potential of turning this problem into an economic and sustainable initiative. Anaerobic digestion and the production of biogas can prov...
Decarbonizing the aviation sector remains one of the most challenging aspects of the global energy transition because commercial aviation relies on high-energy-density liquid hydrocarbon fuels that cannot be readily replaced by electrification or hyd...
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