Pre-treatment of lignocellulosic biomass: review of various physico-chemical and biological methods influencing the extent of biomass depolymerization

• Published in: International journal of environmental science and technology (Tehran) Vol. 20; no. 12; pp. 13895 - 13922
• Main Authors: Baksi, S., Saha, D., Saha, S., Sarkar, U., Basu, D., Kuniyal, J. C.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.12.2023
• Subjects: Aquatic Pollution; biofuels; biomass; delignification; depolymerization; Earth and Environmental Science; Ecotoxicology; Environment; Environmental Chemistry; Environmental Science and Engineering; enzymatic hydrolysis; lignocellulose; Review; Soil Science & Conservation; sugars; Waste Water Technology; Water Management; Water Pollution Control; Alkaline peroxide pre-treatment; Lignin; Acid pre-treatment; Hemicellulose; Cellulose; Delignification; Lignocellulosic biomass

Pre-treatment of biomass is a necessary step for delignification as well as an unavoidable step in the journey of biomass to biofuel. Apart from delignification, defragmentation and partial depolymerization of biomass are two other additional useful steps in the overall process of pre-treatment. Ult...