Delignification (decrease of lignin content) has shown to be a valid method to significantly increase lignocellulosic feedstocks digestibility. This...
AICHE ABSTRACT CO 2 Separation from Coal-Fired Power Plants by Regenerable Mg(OH) 2 Solutions Hari K. Bharadwaj † , Joo-Youp Lee † *, Xiang Zhou ‡ ,...
Lignocellulosics are considered as feed stock for transportation fuels and chemicals because they address two pressing global issues; climate change...
Several crucial steps in the upgrading of biomass-derived raw materials involve acid catalyzed reactions, such as the hydrolysis of cellulose or the...
The acid catalyst promotes esterification by reacting the carboxylic group of the FFA with methanol to form methylesters and water. In this reaction...