Lignocellulosic biomass is renewable and one of the most abundant sources for the production of high-value chemicals, materials, and fuels. It is of immense importance to develop new efficient technologies for the industrial production of chemicals b...
Plants produce a variety of high-value chemicals (e.g., secondary metabolites) which have a plethora of biological activities, which may be utilised in many facets of industry (e.g., agrisciences, cosmetics, drugs, neutraceuticals, household products...
The oxidation of glycerol offers a valuable route for producing high-value chemicals. This review provides an in-depth analysis of the current advancements and mechanistic insights into novel metal-based catalysts for glycerol oxidation. We discuss t...
The growing stock of post-consumer waste polycarbonate (PC) causes severe environmental pressure and resource loss, whereas conventional mechanical recycling, landfilling and incineration suffer from material deterioration and secondary pollution. Ch...
Biofuels have many environmental and practical benefits as a transportation fuel. They are among the best alternatives to fossil fuels- thanks to their capacity for negative carbon emissions, which is vital for archiving the global ambition of a net-...
The necessity of biomass valorization arises from global energy and environmental and economic challenges. Catalytic transformation of biomass into fuels, chemicals, and other valuable products has emerged as a promising approach toward a sustainable...
The conversion of biogas into high-value chemicals for pharmaceutical, cosmetic, and nutraceutical markets offers an attractive alternative to conventional fossil-based production routes, enabling circular value chains with significant socio-economic...
Seawater and brines contain substantial inventories of high-value ions, yet their extraction is constrained by dilute targets, concentrated competitors and feed-dependent speciation. Two-dimensional (2D) membranes offer short, tunable pathways that c...
Lignin depolymerization often requires multiple isolation steps to convert a lignocellulose matrix into high-value chemicals. In addition, lignin structural modification, low yields, and poor product characteristics remain challenges. Direct catalyti...
This study investigates the potential of two algae species from different genera, namely the recently isolated Scenedesmus obliquus BGP and Porphyridium cruentum, from the perspective of their integral sustainable transformation to valuable substance...
Plastic waste pollution has been widely recognized as one of the most severe and pressing environmental challenges of our time, posing significant threats to ecosystem stability and human health. The transformation of plastic waste into high-value ch...
A comprehensive characterization of the physical and chemical properties of whole duck feathers from French mulard species, including their various categories and fractions (barbs, rachis, and calamus), was conducted to explore potential ways for uti...
The rapid expansion of shrimp aquaculture has led to the generation of nutrient-rich effluents, which contribute to environmental degradation if inadequately managed. This study evaluated the potential of Dunaliella salina for the reuse of shrimp aqu...
The escalating climate crisis and the imperative to transition from a fossil fuel-dependent economy demand transformative solutions for sustainable energy and carbon management. Biological CO2 capture and utilization (CCU) using microalgae represents...
The world’s food industry faces significant obstacles today as it strives to meet the nutritional needs of its rapidly expanding global population while also managing an immense amount of food processing waste (FPW) generated throughout the entire fo...
Distiller’s spent grain (DSG) is a byproduct generated in large quantities during the mashing process, particularly in the production of alcoholic beverages such as whiskey. This study aimed to characterize DSG from nine different distilleries...
Lignin is a type of natural aromatic material with potential application prospects obtained from lignocellulosic biomass. Recently, the valorization of lignin has received increasing attention from both industry and academia. However, there is still...
The valuable products produced from glycerol transformation have become a research route that attracted considerable benefits owing to their huge volumes in recent decades (as a result of biodiesel production as a byproduct) as well as a myriad of ch...
To mitigate the environmental footprint of the aviation sector, this study proposes an integrated cascading biorefinery scheme to produce Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) precursor bloodstock via enzymatic transesterification of coconut oil. Utilizing...
The oxidative coupling of methane (OCM) to C2 hydrocarbons (C2H4 and C2H6) has aroused worldwide interest over the past decade due to the rise of vast new shale gas resources. However, obtaining higher C2 selectivity can be very challenging in a typi...
The pyrolysis process is a thermochemical conversion reaction that encompasses an intricate array of simultaneous and competitive reactions occurring in oxygen-depleted conditions. The final products of biomass pyrolysis are bio-oil, biochar, and som...
This study investigates the hydrothermal gasification (HTG) of apricot tree resin, focusing on the yield and chemical composition of the resulting gas and aqueous phases. K2CO3 and KOH were used as catalysts within a temperature range of 300–60...
The presence of PET (polyethylene terephthalate) in the environment is a global problem due to soil and water microplastic contamination. There is a constant demand for new technologies that expand the possibilities of PET disposal or recycling while...
Lately, pyrolysis has attracted significant attention due to its substantial potential for bio-oil production, with the ability to serve as a renewable energy source and/or facilitate the production of valuable chemical compounds. The chemical compou...
PET biodegradation remains limited due to its intrinsic properties—high crystallinity, hydrophobicity, and strong chemical stability. These characteristics lead to extremely slow degradation rates and contribute to PET’s persistence in th...
Agri-food byproducts are increasingly recognized as sustainable feedstocks for high-value bioactive compounds; but their practical valorization requires integrated evidence on recovery conditions; chemical composition; bioactivity; and application re...
Succinic acid production through biological fermentation led to new pathways in the integration of renewable feedstock from different industries into biosynthesis. In this article, we investigate the population growth dynamics and succinic acid produ...
In 2020, China put forward the national energy and economic development strategy goal of “carbon peak and carbon neutrality”; in this context, the hydrogenation of carbon dioxide into clean energy and high-value-added chemicals can effect...
An oleyl alcohol-based extended surfactant, sodium oleyl polyethylene oxide-polypropylene oxide sulfate (OE3P3S), was synthesized and identified using FT-IR and 1H NMR. The adsorption and aggregation behaviors of OE3P3S and its mixture with cationic...
Biomass allows us to obtain energy and high-value-added compounds through the use of different physical and chemical processes. The glycerol obtained as a by-product in the synthesis of biodiesel is considered a biomass compound that has the potentia...
FLASH radiotherapy is a novel irradiation modality that employs ultra-high mean dose rates exceeding 40–150 Gy/s, far surpassing the typical ~0.03 Gy/s used in conventional radiotherapy. This advanced technology delivers high doses of radiation...
The DFT method is employed to study the adsorption and reaction behaviors of HC2O4−, H2PO4−, HSO4− and H2O on neutral and anodic aluminum slabs. With the exception of adsorption, the three acid radicals can successively take the two...
Plastic waste presents a persistent environmental burden, yet its constituent polymers represent structurally valuable chemical feedstocks. Mechanical recycling remains limited due to polymer degradation, additive contamination, and material downcycl...
Due to ongoing changes in the European energy market, there is currently a need to find new and additional uses for waste materials. Horticultural waste, which has not yet been fully recognized, offers a relatively wide potential in this area. Althou...
(1) Background: Radioprotective agents have garnered considerable interest due to their prospective applications in radiotherapy, public health medicine, and situations of large-scale accidental radiation exposure or impending radiological emergencie...
A sustainable bioeconomy in agricultural and agro-industrial production must inevitably involve the sustainable use of agricultural residues through zero-waste processes. Corn cob is considered crucial agricultural waste as 278 and 293 million tons w...
Silica sand is a strategic mineral for Colombia’s energy transition, but current processing in Boyacá yields only 95.16% SiO2, insufficient for high-value markets (>99%). This study optimizes beneficiation using DMAIC, integrating phy...
For this research, three hydrophobically modified polyacrylamides, HPAAB, HPAAF, and HPAAS, with multiple hydrophobic monomers were designed, synthesized, and used as thickeners in aqueous ink for digital ink-jet printing. The structures were charact...
On a worldwide scale, food demand is increasing as a consequence of global population growth. This makes companies push their food supply chains’ limits with a consequent increase in generation of large amounts of untreated waste that are consi...
Substantial progress has been achieved and knowledge gaps addressed in synthetic biology-mediated engineering of biological organisms to produce high-value metabolites. Bio-based products from fungi are extensively explored in the present era, attrib...
Spent brewer’s yeast (SBY) is a byproduct of the brewing industry traditionally used as a feed additive, although it could have much broader applications. In this paper, a comprehensive review of valorization of SBY for the production of high-v...
In the face of the current energy and environmental problems, the full use of biomass resources instead of fossil energy to produce a series of high-value chemicals has great application prospects. 5-hydroxymethylfurfural (HMF), which can be synthesi...
The electrochemical conversion of glycerol into high-value chemicals through the selective glycerol oxidation reaction (GOR) holds importance in utilizing the surplus platform chemical component of glycerol. Nevertheless, it is still very limited in...
The depletion of fossil fuels has heightened research and utilization of renewable energy such as biodiesel. However, this has thrown up another challenge of significant increase in its byproduct, glycerol. In view of the characteristics and potentia...
Biocatalysis refers to the utilization of enzymes, either in purified form, or existed as part of crude cell lysate or intact cells, to catalyze single- or multi-step chemical reactions, converting synthetic molecules or natural metabolites into high...
Chlamydomonas reinhardtii is a well-established model system for basic research questions ranging from photosynthesis and organelle biogenesis, to the biology of cilia and basal bodies, to channelrhodopsins and photoreceptors. More recently, Chlamydo...
Lignin has long been regarded as waste, readily separated and discarded from the pulp and paper industry. However, as the most abundant aromatic renewable biopolymer in nature, lignin can replace petroleum resources to prepare chemicals containing be...
As phosphogypsum constitutes a large amount of solid waste material, its purification treatment and comprehensive utilization have close connection with economic development and ecological environmental protection. For the moment, the storage quantit...
Lignin nanomaterials have emerged as a promising alternative to fossil-based chemicals and products for some potential added-value applications, which benefits from their structural diversity and biodegradability. This review elucidates a perspective...
Grains intended for human consumption or feedstock are typically high-value commodities that are marketed based on either their visual characteristics or compositional properties. The combination of visual traits, chemical composition and contaminant...
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