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Biofuel production and bioconversion

This cluster of papers focuses on the technological aspects of producing biofuels, particularly bioethanol, from lignocellulosic biomass. It covers topics such as pretreatment methods, enzymatic hydrolysis, biorefinery concepts, biomass recalcitrance, and ethanol fermentation. The research aims to address challenges in biofuel production and explore the potential of biomass as a sustainable energy source.

146,925 works

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Most cited

  1. Measurement of cellulase activities

    T. K. Ghose · 1987 · Pure and Applied Chemistry · 6,249 citations

  2. Features of promising technologies for pretreatment of lignocellulosic biomass

    Nathan S. Mosier · 2004 · Bioresource Technology · 6,217 citations

  3. Hydrolysis of lignocellulosic materials for ethanol production: a review

    Ye Sun, Jay J. Cheng · 2002 · Bioresource Technology · 6,034 citations

  4. The Path Forward for Biofuels and Biomaterials

    Arthur J. Ragauskas, Charlotte K. Williams, Brian H. Davison, George J. P. Britovsek · 2006 · Science · 5,719 citations

  5. Energy production from biomass (part 1): overview of biomass

    Peter McKendry · 2002 · Bioresource Technology · 4,826 citations

  6. Biomass Recalcitrance: Engineering Plants and Enzymes for Biofuels Production

    Michael E. Himmel, Shi-You Ding, David K. Johnson, William S. Adney · 2007 · Science · 4,601 citations

Most recent

  1. Structural genome variation drives adaptation of the xylose-fermenting yeast Scheffersomyces stipitis to lignocellulosic hydrolysates

    Samuel Vega-Estévez, Andrew Armitage, Bruce S. Dien, Patricia J. Slininger · 2026 · Chromosome Research · 0 citations

  2. Single-cell protein production from alfalfa biomass using Candida utilis and Komagataella pastoris

    Shehnaz kousar, Saddam Hussain, Qurban Ali, Md Zahirul Islam · 2026 · AMB Express · 0 citations

  3. CHARGE OPTIMIZATION OF HYDROLASE ENZYMES AND THEIR ASSOCIATED BINDING MODULES FOR WASTE POLYMER DEGRADATION

    Antonio De Chellis · 2026 · Rutgers University Community Repository (Rutgers University) · 0 citations

  4. Diverse Horizontally Transferred Cellulose Biosynthesis Gene Clusters in Escherichia coli Strains

    Seyedmohammad Hosseinpourlamardi, Shaiqa Labiba, Li Li, Ali Dadvar · 2026 · Microorganisms · 0 citations

  5. Re-ensiling with urea, sweet corn ear tips, and calcium oxide enhances sweet corn stalk preservation and substrate quality for industrial bioconversion

    Yu Zhang, Yumeng Yan, Yao Wei, Jiayu Li · 2026 · Industrial Crops and Products · 0 citations

  6. Effect of enzyme selection and process parameters on yeast β-glucan solubilisation efficiency and molecular weight

    Dries Croonen, C.F. De Schepper, An Bautil, Kristof Brijs · 2026 · Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery · 0 citations

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