Steam Explosion Pretreatment of Lignocellulosic Biomass: A Mini-Review of Theorical and Experimental Approaches

Steam Explosion (SE) is one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly processes for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. It is an important tool for the development of the biorefinery concept to mitigate the recalcitrance of biomass. However, the two distinct steps of SE, steam crac...

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Published inFrontiers in chemistry Vol. 9; p. 705358
Main Authors Ziegler-Devin, Isabelle, Chrusciel, Laurent, Brosse, Nicolas
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Frontiers Media 11.11.2021
Frontiers Media S.A
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alternative calculation
Chemical and Process Engineering
Chemical Sciences
Chemistry
Engineering Sciences
explosive decompression
Materials
Organic chemistry
Polymers
pretreatment
severity factor
steam explosion
alternative calculation
severity factor
steam explosion
pretreatment
explosive decompression
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ISSN2296-2646
2296-2646
DOI10.3389/fchem.2021.705358

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Summary:Steam Explosion (SE) is one of the most efficient and environmentally friendly processes for the pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass. It is an important tool for the development of the biorefinery concept to mitigate the recalcitrance of biomass. However, the two distinct steps of SE, steam cracking and explosive decompression, leading to the breakdown of the lignocellulosic matrix have generally been studied in empiric ways and clarification are needed. This mini-review provides new insights and recommendations regarding the properties of subcritical water, process modeling and the importance of the depressurization rate.
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Reviewed by: Chen Hongzhang, Institute of Process Engineering (CAS), China
Edited by: Florent Allais, AgroParisTech Institut des Sciences et Industries du Vivant et de L’Environnement, France
Leonardo Fernandes Fraceto, São Paulo State University, Brazil
This article was submitted to Green and Sustainable Chemistry, a section of the journal Frontiers in Chemistry
ISSN:2296-2646
2296-2646
DOI:10.3389/fchem.2021.705358