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Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes

Güleç, Fatih; Parthiban, Anburajan; Umenweke, Great C.; Musa, Umaru; Williams, Orla; Mortezaei, Yasna; Suk‐Oh, Hyun; Lester, Edward; Ogbaga, Chukwuma C.; Gunes, Burcu; Okolie, Jude A.

Authors

DR FATIH GULEC FATIH.GULEC1@NOTTINGHAM.AC.UK
Assistant Professor in Chemical and Environmental Engineering

Anburajan Parthiban

Great C. Umenweke

Umaru Musa

Yasna Mortezaei

Hyun Suk‐Oh

Chukwuma C. Ogbaga

Burcu Gunes

Jude A. Okolie



Abstract

The demand for sustainable energy sources has increased owing to environmental concerns, such as climate change, rising energy demand and rapid industrialization. Biomass utilization for bioenergy and value‐added chemical production has become essential for creating a circular low‐carbon bioeconomy and sustainable waste management techniques. This review focuses on thermochemical processes and analyzes the trends of biomass utilization for energy production in the EU over the last decade. It discusses the current state‐of‐the‐art of gasification, pyrolysis, advanced combustion and liquefaction technologies, and presents the individual challenges and prospects of each process. A comprehensive overview of previous studies related to each conversion technology is provided to pave the way for future thermochemical, biochemical and integrated biomass valorization studies. Additionally, the review discusses biomass thermochemical conversion processes, which are combined with carbon capture, such as gasification, liquefaction and pyrolysis. These processes offer the potential to achieve negative net atmospheric carbon emissions, which can contribute to global warming mitigation efforts.

Citation

Güleç, F., Parthiban, A., Umenweke, G. C., Musa, U., Williams, O., Mortezaei, Y., …Okolie, J. A. (2023). Progress in lignocellulosic biomass valorization for biofuels and value‐added chemical production in the EU: A focus on thermochemical conversion processes. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2544

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Aug 24, 2023
Online Publication Date Oct 12, 2023
Publication Date Oct 12, 2023
Deposit Date Oct 16, 2023
Publicly Available Date Oct 17, 2023
Journal Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining
Print ISSN 1932-104X
Electronic ISSN 1932-1031
Publisher Wiley
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
DOI https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.2544
Keywords liquefaction, pyrolysis, thermochemical processes, CO2 capture, gasification
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/25952667
Publisher URL https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/bbb.2544
Additional Information Received: 2023-03-17; Accepted: 2023-08-24; Published: 2023-10-12

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