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Recent advances in subcritical water pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

Submission status
Open
Open for submission from
01 March 2024
Submission deadline
Ongoing
This article collection aims to describe the recent advances and trends in the subcritical water pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass, focusing on extraction, hydrolysis, and combination with other modern extraction techniques (e.g., ultrasound, microwave, and pressurized liquid extraction) for further downstream processing and application in an integrated biorefinery for the recovery of bio-based products. The scope of this article collection is focused on submissions that address the following topics: 1. Extraction and hydrolysis processes with subcritical water technology 2. Combination of subcritical water with other modern extraction techniques (e.g., ultrasound, microwave, and pressurized liquid extraction) 3. Downstream processing of hydrolysate obtained from subcritical water pretreatment 4. Integration between subcritical water pretreatment and fermentation for the recovery of bio-based products 5. Scale-up, economic assessment and cost description of subcritical water pretreatment 6. Environmental assessment of subcritical water pretreatment 7. Integrated biorefinery based on subcritical water pretreatment as the key process Keywords: Biomass; Circular economy; Biorefinery; By-products; Agri-food industry; Extraction; Hydrolysis; Pretreatment; Subcritical water.

Editors

  • Dr. William Gustavo Sganzerla Dr. William Gustavo Sganzerla  &

    Dr. William Gustavo Sganzerla

    Affiliation: VORN Bioenergy GmbH, Germany E-Mail: william.sganzerla@vornbioenergy.com I hold a BSc in Chemical Engineering and a PhD in Food Engineering. Currently, I am working as Project Manager at VORN Bioenergy GmbH. My expertise lies in the fields of techno-economic analysis, biomass pretreatment, anaerobic digestion, and bioenergy recovery. My research interests are associated with the development of innovative and sustainable alternatives to produce bioenergy and value-added bioproducts from biomass by-products. I have authored and published over 80 papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals.

  • Prof. Dr. Tânia Forster-Carneiro Prof. Dr. Tânia Forster-Carneiro

    Prof. Dr. Tânia Forster-Carneiro

    Affiliation: University of Campinas (UNICAMP), School of Food Engineering (FEA), Campinas, SP, Brazil E-mail: taniafc@unicamp.br Dr. Forster-Carneiro is an associate professor at the School of Food Engineering, University of Campinas (Brazil). My research interests are associated with supercritical technology, extraction and hydrolysis in subcritical water, integrated management of solid waste, and anaerobic digestion. I published more than 130 articles in specialized and high impact-factor journals and 11 patents. I supervised 57 undergraduate students, 14 master's dissertations, 08 doctoral thesis and 3 pos-doc.

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