TY - JOUR
T1 - Feedstocks, logistics and pre-treatment processes for sustainable lignocellulosic biorefineries
T2 - A comprehensive review
AU - Kudakasseril Kurian, Jiby
AU - Raveendran Nair, Gopu
AU - Hussain, Abid
AU - Vijaya Raghavan, G. S.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - More than a century long research and development on utilization of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and biomaterials are still in its formative years and the main reason for this is the over-dependence on the fossil fuel reserves. Active research works in the last decades has resulted in a few industrial units to start, stumble and become the forerunners of future biorefineries. But the current system of feedstock logistics and biomass valorization has many drawbacks that make the biorefinery operations unsuccessful throughout the world. This paper discusses the important lignocellulosic feedstocks used, existing and alternate logistical practices, and the pretreatment of biomass for the biorefinery operations. It also emphasises on the importance of decentralized pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for the centralized biorefinery operations.
AB - More than a century long research and development on utilization of lignocellulosic biomass for biofuels and biomaterials are still in its formative years and the main reason for this is the over-dependence on the fossil fuel reserves. Active research works in the last decades has resulted in a few industrial units to start, stumble and become the forerunners of future biorefineries. But the current system of feedstock logistics and biomass valorization has many drawbacks that make the biorefinery operations unsuccessful throughout the world. This paper discusses the important lignocellulosic feedstocks used, existing and alternate logistical practices, and the pretreatment of biomass for the biorefinery operations. It also emphasises on the importance of decentralized pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass for the centralized biorefinery operations.
KW - Biorefinery
KW - Decentralized pretreatment
KW - Lignocellulosic feedstocks
KW - Logistics
KW - On-site fractionation
KW - Sustainability
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U2 - 10.1016/j.rser.2013.04.019
DO - 10.1016/j.rser.2013.04.019
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84878133510
SN - 1364-0321
VL - 25
SP - 205
EP - 219
JO - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
JF - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews
ER -