Prefeasibility analysis of small-scale biorefineries: the annatto and açai case to improve the incomes of rural communities

Role of advanced oxidation processes in lignocellulose pretreatment towards biorefinery applications: a review on emerging trends and economic considerations

“…Hydrogen peroxide possesses greater oxidative power than oxygen and can accelerate the degradation of lignocellulosic material. 42 Thus, wet air oxidation has emerged as a promising technique for the solubilization and subsequent oxidation of organic compounds using oxygen under high temperature and pressure conditions; however, its limitations, including high energy consumption and potential corrosiveness, raise critical questions about its long-term sustainability. A comparison of the sustainability of various pretreatment processes is provided in Table 2.…”

Sustainability assessment of lignocellulosic biorefineries based on sequential pretreatments

“…Feedstock selection plays an important role in sustainability as the type or classification would affect biodiversity, environmental and social impacts, economic aspects, and processing scale, among others. 5 To improve all these aspects, biorefineries based on lignocellulosic residues could be a promising alternative due to their abundance and low cost. 6 Therefore, residues from rice milling can be potential in large-scale biorefineries since this agricultural product is the third most important and extensive crop, followed by corn and wheat.…”

“…Feedstock selection plays an important role in sustainability as the type or classification would affect biodiversity, environmental and social impacts, economic aspects, and processing scale, among others 5 . To improve all these aspects, biorefineries based on lignocellulosic residues could be a promising alternative due to their abundance and low cost 6 .…”