Given the increasing demand for hydrogen, owing to its environmentally friendly nature, it is important explore efficient methods hydrogen production. This study investigates dark-fermentative production by co-digestion of food waste and sewage sludge. Both wastes were subjected alkali pretreatment (at pH 13) enhance biodegradability. Batch tests conducted from sludge under various volatile sol...

Plants are the primary sources of cellulose. This paper is aimed at isolating cellulose from Oxytenanthera abyssinica via chemical treatments. The thermal behavior, functional group, composition, crystallinity, and morphology raw (ROA), dewaxed (DOA), alkali-treated (AOA), bleached (BOA) fibers were examined. TGA, FTIR, DSC, DTA, XRD, SEM used for characterization techniques. effects treatments...

In an enzymatically driven lignocellulosic biorefinery, pretreatment and hydrolysis modules are the two most significant cost contributors for obtaining high gravity sugar solutions. The present study aimed to reduce use of alkali Cellic CTec2 during bioprocessing sugarcane bagasse (SCB). Later its impact on overall process economics environment was evaluated. During pretreatment, solid loading...

BACKGROUND Brewer's spent grain (BG), a by-product of the brewing process, is attracting increasing scientific interest as a low-cost feedstock for many biotechnological applications. BG in the present study is evaluated as a substrate for lignocellulolytic enzyme production and for the production of ethanol by the mesophilic fungus Fusarium oxysporum under submerged conditions, implementing a ...

Biomass-based aerogels have received attention these days due to their environmentally friendly and easily degradable nature. However, aerogel production is challenged by the generation of acid in manufacturing. This work aims at understanding how originating from biomass would impact production. In this study, alkali pre-extraction was carried out demonstrate acidic substances released poplar ...