Use of non-thermal plasma in lignocellulosic materials: A smart alternative

• Published in: Trends in food science & technology Vol. 109; pp. 365 - 373
• Main Authors: Pereira, Gabriela N., Cesca, Karina, Vieira Cubas, Anelise Leal, de Oliveira, Débora
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge Elsevier Ltd 01.03.2021; Elsevier BV
• Subjects: Activated carbon; Biofuels; Biomass; Cellulose; Clean technology; Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD); environmental degradation; food science; Hemicellulose; Lignin; Lignocellulose; Lignocellulosic materials; nonthermal processing; Oligosaccharides; Pretreatment; Residues; sustainable technology; Thermal plasmas; Toxic waste disposal; Toxic wastes; toxicity; value added; Vanillin; wastes; Xylitol; Xylose; Xylose; Lignin; Hemicellulose; Biomass; Lignocellulosic materials; Dielectric barrier discharge (DBD)

Lignocellulosic materials are mainly composed of cellulose, hemicellulose, and lignin. They have been extensively used in recent years to obtain new value-added products, such as xylitol, vanillin, activated carbon, oligosaccharides, biofuels, among others. Biomass needs a pre-treatment to promote t...