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Review
. 2023 Oct:385:129398.
doi: 10.1016/j.biortech.2023.129398. Epub 2023 Jun 28.

Steam explosion as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for biofuel production: Characteristics and challenges

Anh Tuan Hoang  1 , Xuan Phuong Nguyen  2 , Xuan Quang Duong  3 , Ümit Ağbulut  4 , Christophe Len  5 , Phuoc Quy Phong Nguyen  2 , Mohamed Kchaou  6 , Wei-Hsin Chen  7
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Steam explosion as sustainable biomass pretreatment technique for biofuel production: Characteristics and challenges

Anh Tuan Hoang et al. Bioresour Technol. 2023 Oct.

Abstract

The biorefining process of lignocellulosic biomass has recently emerged as one of the most profitable biofuel production options. However, pretreatment is required to improve the recalcitrant lignocellulose's enzymatic conversion efficiency. Among biomass pretreatment methods, the steam explosion is an eco-friendly, inexpensive, and effective approach to pretreating biomass, significantly promoting biofuel production efficiency and yield. This review paper critically presents the steam explosion's reaction mechanism and technological characteristics for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment. Indeed, the principles of steam explosion technology for lignocellulosic biomass pretreatment were scrutinized. Moreover, the impacts of process factors on pretreatment efficiency and sugar recovery for the following biofuel production were also discussed in detail. Finally, the limitations and prospects of steam explosion pretreatment were mentioned. Generally, steam explosion technology applications could bring great potential in pretreating biomass, although deeper studies are needed to deploy this method on industrial scales.

Keywords: Biofuel production; Biomass pretreatment; Reaction mechanism; Steam explosion; Technological characteristics.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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